Effectiveness of a passive subslab ventilation system in reducing radon concentrations in a home

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2914-2920

  Holford, Diana J ^a   Freeman, Harley D ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; PREDICTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WEATHER; WINTER;

EID: 0029768075     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es950790q     Document Type: Article

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