Lunada Bay Elementary School

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.

 

 

Image showing schematic of building of Lunada Bay Elementary School with radon data.

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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