The data collected at Point Vicente 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 show 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 rooms at Point Vicente Elementary School showing indoor radon levels and sites at which gamma-ray measurements were made.
Table 1. Results of gamma-ray spectrometer measurements at Point Vicente Elementary School. Site locations are indicated in Figure 1 (e.g. location number 1 refers to PVEP1). 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) |
|
PVEP1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
3 |
33.7567 |
-118.4071 |
|
PVEP2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
6.1 |
3 |
33.7567 |
-118.4073 |
|
PVEP3 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
3 |
33.7566 |
-118.4069 |
|
PVEP4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
3 |
33.7566 |
-118.4077 |
|
PVEP5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
3 |
33.7565 |
-118.4066 |
|
PVEP6 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
3 |
33.7563 |
-118.4078 |
|
PVEP7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3 |
33.7556 |
-118.4068 |
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) |
|
|
|
|
PVEP1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
0.15 |
33.7567 |
-118.4071 |
|
PVEP6 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
0.19 |
33.7563 |
-118.4078 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulk Density (g/cc) |
Water Content |
Porosity |
|
|
| |||
|
PVEP1 |
1.07 |
15.5% |
0.59 |
|
|
| |||
|
PVEP6 |
1.08 |
19.0% |
0.59 |
|
|
| |||
Table 3. Results of indoor radon measurements in classrooms.
|
Room |
Radon |
Start |
Stop |
||
|
Number |
(pCi/L) |
Date |
Time |
Date |
Time |
|
K1 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:02 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:46 |
|
K1 |
0.4 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:03 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:46 |
|
K2 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:00 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:45 |
|
3 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:53 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:38 |
|
4 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:54 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:42 |
|
5 |
0.3 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:56 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:39 |
|
6 |
0.3 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:58 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:41 |
|
7 |
0.5 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:47 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:43 |
|
8 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:46 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:32 |
|
9 |
0.5 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:45 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:31 |
|
10 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
15:43 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:29 |
|
12 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:16 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:34 |
|
13 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:15 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:35 |
|
14 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:14 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:36 |
|
15 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:05 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:49 |
|
16 |
0.3 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:06 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:50 |
|
17 |
0.3 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:08 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:51 |
|
18 |
0.2 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:11 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:52 |
|
18 |
0.4 |
14-Mar-03 |
16:11 |
16-Mar-03 |
15:52 |
|
Blank |
0.2 |
16-Mar-03 |
21:40 |
18-Mar-03 |
21:40 |
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