Glossary

Seal I radon

A constructional measure to protect a building or component against the ingress of water and / or...

Short-term indoor air measurements I radon

Short-term measurements or point measurements of radon in the indoor air are usually carried out...

Soil air concentration I radon

Activity concentration of the nuclide Rn-222 in the soil air, which reaches the earth's surface via...

Soil gas measurements I radon

Soil gas probes are used to measure radon in the soil air and the soil air is directly aspirated...

Soil investigations I radon

In soil investigations, radon soil gas measurements are combined with measurements of ambient...

Source strength I radon

Size for describing the temporal release of radon from one or more sources (e.g. building material,...

Subsoil suction I radon

Device for extracting air from cavities or intermediate layers in the structure (which is in...

Target value / intervention value

Value that must be achieved in the long term in order to avoid harmful effects on human health. The...

Third Party

In the context of a workplace measurement in radon precautionary zones, a third party is anyone who...

Thoron

The decay of radium (Ra-224) from the natural thorium series (Th-232) creates the radon Isotope...
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