Silver Spur Elementary School

The data collected at Silver Spur 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 of Silver Spur Elementary site showing indoor radon and gamma-ray locations.

Figure 1. Schematic of buildings at Silver Spur 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 Silver Spur Elementary School. Site locations are indicated in Figure 1 (e.g. location number 1 refers to SSEP1). 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)

SSEP1

1.1

3.2

4.3

3

33.7884

-118.3752

SSEP2

1.5

3.5

4.3

3

33.7888

-118.3752

SSEP3

1.0

3.1

3.9

3

33.7885

-118.3739

SSEP4

1.1

4.9

3.4

2

33.7889

-118.3755

SSEP5

0.8

3.7

3.2

2

33.7889

-118.3736

SSEP6

1.2

3.5

4.1

3

33.7888

-118.3742

 

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)

 

 

 

SSEP2

1.0

5.0

5.7

1.5

3.5

4.3

0.24

33.7888

-118.3752

SSEP4

0.5

4.3

2.3

1.1

4.9

3.4

0.18

33.7889

-118.3755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulk Density (g/cc)

Water Content

Porosity

 

 

 

SSEP2

1.02

17.1%

0.61

 

 

 

SSEP4

0.90

22.4%

0.66

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3. Results of indoor radon measurements in classrooms.

 

Room

Radon

Start

Stop

Number

(pCi/L)

Date

Time

Date

Time

1

5.8

18-Apr-03

15:41

20-Apr-03

15:05

2

8.9

18-Apr-03

15:42

20-Apr-03

15:06

3

3.8

18-Apr-03

15:43

20-Apr-03

15:06

4

4.8

18-Apr-03

15:45

20-Apr-03

15:08

5

4.9

18-Apr-03

15:46

20-Apr-03

15:08

6

8.2

18-Apr-03

15:53

20-Apr-03

15:11

6

9.0

18-Apr-03

15:53

20-Apr-03

15:11

7 (lib.)

8.5

18-Apr-03

15:55

20-Apr-03

15:13

8

7.8

18-Apr-03

15:55

20-Apr-03

15:13

9

8.3

18-Apr-03

15:57

20-Apr-03

15:15

10

6.5

18-Apr-03

15:59

20-Apr-03

15:16

11

9.2

18-Apr-03

16:01

20-Apr-03

15:17

11

7.6

18-Apr-03

16:01

20-Apr-03

15:17

12

3.4

18-Apr-03

16:03

20-Apr-03

15:18

13

2.6

18-Apr-03

16:04

20-Apr-03

15:19

14

8.5

18-Apr-03

16:05

20-Apr-03

15:20

15

14.2

18-Apr-03

16:06

20-Apr-03

15:21

16

3.5

18-Apr-03

16:07

20-Apr-03

15:22

17

6.4

18-Apr-03

16:09

20-Apr-03

15:23

18

3.1

18-Apr-03

16:11

20-Apr-03

15:25

20

0.8

18-Apr-03

16:12

20-Apr-03

15:26

22

0.5

18-Apr-03

16:16

20-Apr-03

15:28

blank

0.2

20-Apr-03

20:18

20-Apr-03

20:18

workroom

8.4

18-Apr-03

15:48

20-Apr-03

15:10

 

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