The data collected at Soleado 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 and 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 Soleado Elementary School showing indoor radon levels and sites at which gamma-ray measurements were made.
Table 1. Results of gamma-ray spectrometer measurements at Soleado Elementary School. Site locations are indicated in Figure 1 (e.g. location number 1 refers to SEP1). 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) |
|
SEP1 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
3 |
33.7736 |
-118.3668 |
|
SEP2 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
3.3 |
2 |
33.7742 |
-118.3669 |
|
SEP3 |
0.9 |
5.0 |
2.9 |
2 |
33.7743 |
-118.3663 |
|
SEP4 |
0.8 |
5.9 |
2.6 |
2 |
33.7742 |
-118.3676 |
|
SEP5 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
2 |
33.7737 |
-118.3661 |
|
SEP6 |
1.2 |
6.8 |
3.6 |
2 |
33.7735 |
-118.3675 |
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) |
|
|
|
|
SEP2 |
0.9 |
5.9 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
3.3 |
0.20 |
33.7742 |
-118.3669 |
|
SEP6 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
6.8 |
3.6 |
0.20 |
33.7735 |
-118.3675 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulk Density (g/cc) |
Water Content |
Porosity |
|
|
| |||
|
SEP2 |
0.70 |
39.9% |
0.74 |
|
|
| |||
|
SEP6 |
0.80 |
31.1% |
0.70 |
|
|
| |||
Table 3. Results of indoor radon measurements in classrooms.
|
Room |
Radon |
Start |
Stop |
||
|
Number |
(pCi/L) |
Date |
Time |
Date |
Time |
|
blank |
0.2 |
4-May-03 |
18:17 |
4-May-03 |
18:17 |
|
C1 |
3.1 |
2-May-03 |
15:59 |
4-May-03 |
16:19 |
|
C2 |
1.7 |
2-May-03 |
16:00 |
4-May-03 |
16:20 |
|
C3 |
1.6 |
2-May-03 |
16:01 |
4-May-03 |
16:21 |
|
C4 |
1.5 |
2-May-03 |
16:02 |
4-May-03 |
16:23 |
|
C5 |
1.5 |
2-May-03 |
16:03 |
4-May-03 |
16:24 |
|
LIB |
0.4 |
2-May-03 |
16:06 |
4-May-03 |
16:28 |
|
LIB |
0.3 |
2-May-03 |
16:06 |
4-May-03 |
16:28 |
|
Lounge |
1.3 |
2-May-03 |
16:09 |
4-May-03 |
16:29 |
|
M1 |
0.9 |
2-May-03 |
15:45 |
4-May-03 |
16:03 |
|
M2 |
0.8 |
2-May-03 |
15:46 |
4-May-03 |
16:04 |
|
M3 |
1.0 |
2-May-03 |
15:47 |
4-May-03 |
16:05 |
|
M4 |
0.7 |
2-May-03 |
15:48 |
4-May-03 |
16:06 |
|
M5 |
0.9 |
2-May-03 |
15:49 |
4-May-03 |
16:08 |
|
Nurse |
1.1 |
2-May-03 |
16:11 |
4-May-03 |
16:33 |
|
PMsyc |
1.9 |
2-May-03 |
16:10 |
4-May-03 |
16:31 |
|
V1 |
1.1 |
2-May-03 |
15:50 |
4-May-03 |
16:10 |
|
V2 |
1.1 |
2-May-03 |
15:52 |
4-May-03 |
16:12 |
|
V3 |
0.8 |
2-May-03 |
15:53 |
4-May-03 |
16:13 |
|
V4 |
0.9 |
2-May-03 |
15:54 |
4-May-03 |
16:14 |
|
V5 |
1.2 |
2-May-03 |
15:56 |
4-May-03 |
16:16 |
|
V5 |
1.1 |
2-May-03 |
15:56 |
4-May-03 |
16:16 |
|
Workroom |
1.2 |
2-May-03 |
16:10 |
4-May-03 |
16:30 |
[an error occurred while processing this directive]