The data collected at Lunada Bay Elementary School are presented here. Figure 1 is a schematic of the school site that shows the rooms that were tested for indoor radon colored according to the amount of radon in the rooms. Figure 1 also shows the approximate locations of the sites where field gamma-ray measurements were made. Table 1 lists the results of the field gamma-ray measurements. Samples of the top five inches of soil were collected at two of the gamma-ray sites and Table 2 lists the results of analyses of those samples. Table 3 lists the results of the indoor radon measurements.

Figure 1. Schematic of buildings at Lunada Bay Elementary School with indoor radon levels indicated and sites where in situ gamma-ray measurements were made.
Table 1. Results of gamma-ray spectrometer measurements at Lunada Bay Elementary School. Site locations are indicated in Figure 1 (e.g. location number 1 refers to LBEP1). The column labeled "Group" identifies the group to which the measurement was assigned as a result of classification of the gamma-ray data.
|
Location |
K |
eU |
eTh |
Group |
Latitude |
Longitude |
|
|
(%) |
(ppm) |
(ppm) |
|
(degrees) |
(degrees) |
|
LBEP1 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
3 |
33.7684 |
-118.4162 |
|
LBEP2 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
2 |
33.7686 |
-118.4162 |
|
LBEP3 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
2 |
33.7682 |
-118.4168 |
|
LBEP4 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
3 |
33.7685 |
-118.4166 |
|
LBEP6 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
3 |
33.7682 |
-118.4171 |
Table 2. Results of laboratory measurements of soil samples. The K, eU, and eTh concentrations were determined by a laboratory gamma-ray spectrometer and the field results are presented for comparison. Radon emanation fraction was determined as discussed in the section on methodologies.
|
Location |
Laboratory |
Field Spectrometer |
Radon |
Latitude |
Longitude | ||||
|
|
K |
eU |
eTh |
K |
eU |
eTh |
Eman. |
(degrees) |
(degrees) |
|
|
(%) |
(ppm) |
(ppm) |
(%) |
(ppm) |
(ppm) |
|
|
|
|
LBEP2 |
1.2 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
0.20 |
33.7686 |
-118.4162 |
|
LBEP3 |
1.8 |
6.6 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
0.18 |
33.7682 |
-118.4168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulk Density (g/cc) |
Water Content |
Porosity |
|
|
| |||
|
LBEP2 |
1.09 |
20.2% |
0.59 |
|
|
| |||
|
LBEP3 |
1.02 |
28.7% |
0.61 |
|
|
| |||
Table 3. Results of indoor radon measurements in classrooms.
|
Room |
Radon |
Start |
Stop |
||
|
Number |
(pCi/L) |
Date |
Time |
Date |
Time |
|
Blank |
0.2 |
16-Mar-03 |
21:21 |
18-Mar-03 |
21:21 |
|
Lounge |
1.8 |
14-Mar-03 |
17:10 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:56 |
|
Office |
2.9 |
14-Mar-03 |
17:08 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:56 |
|
1 |
1.7 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:44 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:34 |
|
1 |
2.1 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:44 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:34 |
|
2 |
2.8 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:45 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:35 |
|
3 |
1.3 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:47 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:36 |
|
4 |
2.1 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:47 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:35 |
|
5 |
1.8 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:48 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:37 |
|
6 |
2.1 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:49 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:39 |
|
7 |
1.1 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:52 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:41 |
|
8 |
1.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:50 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:40 |
|
9 |
1.3 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:53 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:44 |
|
10 |
1.0 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:54 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:45 |
|
11 |
2.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:57 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:46 |
|
12 |
0.7 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:55 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:46 |
|
12 |
1.1 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:56 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:45 |
|
13 |
1.6 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:58 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:48 |
|
14 |
0.9 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:59 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:50 |
|
15 |
1.4 |
14-Mar-03 |
17:02 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:50 |
|
16 |
1.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
17:01 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:50 |
|
K-1 |
3.7 |
14-Mar-03 |
17:06 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:53 |
|
K-1 |
4.0 |
14-Mar-03 |
17:06 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:53 |
|
K-2 |
3.4 |
14-Mar-03 |
17:07 |
16-Mar-03 |
16:55 |
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