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AccordingmtomthemUSmEPAmCitizensmGuidemtomRadon,mradonmlevelsminmmostmhomes,mcanmbemreduc
edmto:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm2mpCi/Lmormless
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mthemmostmcost-effectivelymemployed.
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izationmsystem?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAbovemthemeavemofmthemroof.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmlocationsmismappropriatemformthemfanmofmanmactivemsoilmdepressurizationm
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mCORRECTmANSWERmAmyearlongmtestmwithmanmalphamtrackmdetectorminmthemlowestmoccupiedmleve
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term,mclosedmbuildingmradonmtestmismconductedminmthembasementmofmamhomemwithmamresultmofm10
mpCi/L,mwhatmcanmbemsaidmaboutmthemradonmlevelsmonmthemfirstmfloormabovemthembasement?m-
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entmmeasurementmofm10
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,mhowmmuchmradonmwillmbemaddedmtomthemairmofmthemhomemduemtomnormalmusagemofmwater?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm6mtom10mpCi/L
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ouldmmostmlikelymincreasemshort-termmindoormradonmconcentrationsmthemmost?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmReturnmductsmundermthemslabmwithmthemairmblowermon.
Inmmostmhomesmthemmainmsourcemofmelevatedmradonmlevelsmis:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmthemsoil.
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thanmanymothermtimemofmyear.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
, Onmamnationwidembasis,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmradonmentrymmechanismsmaccountmformthemgreat
estmamountmofmradonmentry?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmConvectivemmovementmofmsoilmgasmintomthembuilding.
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fmthemfollowingmconditionsmmightmonemexpectmthemhighestmradonmentrymintomamhome?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHighlympermeablemsoilmwithmhighmradiummcontentmbeneathmthemhousemwhic
hmismentirelymbuiltmovermamcrawlmspace.
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rmlevelmunits.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
Temperatureminducedmstackmeffectmismgreatestmwhen:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemoutdoormtemperaturesmaremverymlowmrelativemtominteriormtemperatures
Themprimarymreasonmindoormradonmlevelsmaremgenerallymhigherminmbasementsmismthemfactmthat:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthembasementmismclosestmtomthemradonmsource.
Themradonmconcentrationmofmamprivatemwellmformamhomemwasmdeterminedmtombem15,000mpCi/Lmofm
water.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemmostmappropriatemrecommendation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBeforemproceedingmtomreducingmthemradonminmthemwater,mamradon-in-
airmtestmshouldmbemconducted.
Themwatermsupplymtomamhomemhasmbeenmdeterminedmtombem9,500mpCimpermlitermofmwater.mAmrado
nminmairmtestmwasmalsomconductedmwhilemitmwasmoccupiedmwithmamresultmofm22mpCi/Lmofmradonminmt
hemair.mWhatmismthempredominantmsourcemofmradon?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFrommthemsoil
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nglemfamilymhomes?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMoremrobustmforcedmairmsystemsmcanmcausemsignificantmdifferencesmfrommon
emroommtomanotherminmamschool