Radon Mitigation Specialist NRPP
Exam Study Guide, Radon Mitigation
Installer NRPP Exam Study Guide,
Radon Mitigation, Radon Measurment
Radioactivemelementsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmElementsmthatmdecaymandmreleasemprotons,mchangingmtheirmatomicmnumber
Rnm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRadon,mpartmofmthemUraniummdecaymchain
RDPm-mCORRECTmANSWERmImmediatemdecaymproductmofmRn:mPolonium,mLead,mandmBismuth
Rnmmeasurementmunitsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpicoCuriesmpermliterm(pCi/L)minmthemU.S.,mBecquerelsmpermcubicmmeterm(Bq/
m3)minternationally
Alphamparticlesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMostmmassive,mslowestmmoving,mandmleastmpenetratingmtypemofmradiation
Betamparticlesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmSmallestmmassmtypemofmradiation
Gammamraysm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNommass,mfastestmmoving,mandmdeepestmpenetratingmtypemofmradiation
Half-lifem-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmountmofmtimemrequiredmformone-
halfmthematomsminmamsamplemtomdecay
Rnmhalf-lifem-mCORRECTmANSWERm3.8mdays
,Rnm-mCORRECTmANSWERmGroupmAmCarcinogen,mknownmtomcreatemcancerminmhumans
EpidemiologicalmStudiesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmComparisonsmofmindoormRnmconcentrationsminmhomesmofmlungmcancermvictim
smandmnon-lungmcancermpersons
Linearmno-thresholdmriskmmodelm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAssumesmanymradiationmdosemincreasesmthemriskmofmcancermproportionately
Rnmexposurem-mCORRECTmANSWERmCumulativem(chronic)mrisk,mgreatermformsmokersmandmchildren
Rnmtransportmmechanismsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAdvection,mdiffusion,memanation,mandmwellmwatermtransport
Causesmofmairmpressuremdifferencesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIndoor/outdoormtemperaturemdifferencesmandmmechanicalmequipment
Mechanicalmventilationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCanmimpactmindoormRnmconcentrationsminmdifferentmways
Homesmservedmbymprivate,mdrilledmwellsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMaymhavemelevatedmindoormRnmduemtomradonminmwatermtransport
IndoormRnmconcentrationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCommonlymhighestmnearmthemsourcem(e.g.,mground-contactedmrooms)
Measurementmprotocolsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmShort-termmandmlong-termmtestingmdeployment
,Closed-buildingmconditionsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRequiredmformshort-
termmtests,mincludingmspecificminstructions
PropermTestmLocation(s)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmthemdevicemwasmlocatedminmanmappropriatemroom
NRPPmcertified/Statemlicensedmpersonm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmthemtestmwasmconductedmbymamcertified/licensedmindividual
NRPPmapprovedmdevicem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmthemmeasurementmdevicemwasmapprovedmbymNRPP
Differentialmpressurem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPressuremneededmtomovercomemstackmandmmechanicalmeffects
Estimatemairflowmneedsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmBasedmonmvacuummcleanermtest
Identifymneedmformmultiplemsuctionmpointsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmmultiplempointsmaremrequiredmformeffectivemmitigation
Identifymbarriersmtomsub-slabmcommunicationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRecognizingmobstaclesmthatmpreventmeffectivemcommunication
Recognizemsub-slabmhazardsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmIdentifyingmpotentialmdangersminmthemsub-
slabmarea
Selectmmembranemtypem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChoosingmthemappropriatemmembranembasedmonmspecificmrequirements
, Selectmsoilmgasmcollectormtypem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChoosingmthemappropriatemcollectormformsoilmgas
Designminterconnectionsmofmventmpipingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmhowmmultiplemcrawlspacesmaremconnected
Treatminaccessiblemcrawlspacesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAddressingmcrawlspacesmthatmaremdifficultmtomaccess
Identifympotentialminteractionmwithmbuildingmappliancesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRecognizingmhowmthemmitigationmsystemmmayminteractmwithmappliances
Determinemfanmlocationmandmventmdischargempointm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDecidingmwheremtomplacemthemfanmandmwheremthemventmshouldmdischarge
AvoidmnegativemimpactmonmplumbingmandmHVACmductworkm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEnsuringmthatmthemmitigationmsystemmdoesmnotmaffectmplumbingmandmductw
ork
Specifymsealingmofmfloormassembliesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDetailingmthemsealingmrequirementsmformfloormassemblies
Specifymbalancingmsystemmtomreducemairmlossm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDesigningmamsystemmthatmminimizesmairmloss
Stipulatemplacarding/labelingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRequiringmappropriatemlabelingmformthemmitigationmsystem
Exam Study Guide, Radon Mitigation
Installer NRPP Exam Study Guide,
Radon Mitigation, Radon Measurment
Radioactivemelementsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmElementsmthatmdecaymandmreleasemprotons,mchangingmtheirmatomicmnumber
Rnm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRadon,mpartmofmthemUraniummdecaymchain
RDPm-mCORRECTmANSWERmImmediatemdecaymproductmofmRn:mPolonium,mLead,mandmBismuth
Rnmmeasurementmunitsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpicoCuriesmpermliterm(pCi/L)minmthemU.S.,mBecquerelsmpermcubicmmeterm(Bq/
m3)minternationally
Alphamparticlesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMostmmassive,mslowestmmoving,mandmleastmpenetratingmtypemofmradiation
Betamparticlesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmSmallestmmassmtypemofmradiation
Gammamraysm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNommass,mfastestmmoving,mandmdeepestmpenetratingmtypemofmradiation
Half-lifem-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmountmofmtimemrequiredmformone-
halfmthematomsminmamsamplemtomdecay
Rnmhalf-lifem-mCORRECTmANSWERm3.8mdays
,Rnm-mCORRECTmANSWERmGroupmAmCarcinogen,mknownmtomcreatemcancerminmhumans
EpidemiologicalmStudiesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmComparisonsmofmindoormRnmconcentrationsminmhomesmofmlungmcancermvictim
smandmnon-lungmcancermpersons
Linearmno-thresholdmriskmmodelm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAssumesmanymradiationmdosemincreasesmthemriskmofmcancermproportionately
Rnmexposurem-mCORRECTmANSWERmCumulativem(chronic)mrisk,mgreatermformsmokersmandmchildren
Rnmtransportmmechanismsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAdvection,mdiffusion,memanation,mandmwellmwatermtransport
Causesmofmairmpressuremdifferencesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIndoor/outdoormtemperaturemdifferencesmandmmechanicalmequipment
Mechanicalmventilationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCanmimpactmindoormRnmconcentrationsminmdifferentmways
Homesmservedmbymprivate,mdrilledmwellsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMaymhavemelevatedmindoormRnmduemtomradonminmwatermtransport
IndoormRnmconcentrationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCommonlymhighestmnearmthemsourcem(e.g.,mground-contactedmrooms)
Measurementmprotocolsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmShort-termmandmlong-termmtestingmdeployment
,Closed-buildingmconditionsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRequiredmformshort-
termmtests,mincludingmspecificminstructions
PropermTestmLocation(s)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmthemdevicemwasmlocatedminmanmappropriatemroom
NRPPmcertified/Statemlicensedmpersonm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmthemtestmwasmconductedmbymamcertified/licensedmindividual
NRPPmapprovedmdevicem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmthemmeasurementmdevicemwasmapprovedmbymNRPP
Differentialmpressurem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPressuremneededmtomovercomemstackmandmmechanicalmeffects
Estimatemairflowmneedsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmBasedmonmvacuummcleanermtest
Identifymneedmformmultiplemsuctionmpointsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmifmmultiplempointsmaremrequiredmformeffectivemmitigation
Identifymbarriersmtomsub-slabmcommunicationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRecognizingmobstaclesmthatmpreventmeffectivemcommunication
Recognizemsub-slabmhazardsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmIdentifyingmpotentialmdangersminmthemsub-
slabmarea
Selectmmembranemtypem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChoosingmthemappropriatemmembranembasedmonmspecificmrequirements
, Selectmsoilmgasmcollectormtypem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmChoosingmthemappropriatemcollectormformsoilmgas
Designminterconnectionsmofmventmpipingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDeterminingmhowmmultiplemcrawlspacesmaremconnected
Treatminaccessiblemcrawlspacesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAddressingmcrawlspacesmthatmaremdifficultmtomaccess
Identifympotentialminteractionmwithmbuildingmappliancesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRecognizingmhowmthemmitigationmsystemmmayminteractmwithmappliances
Determinemfanmlocationmandmventmdischargempointm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDecidingmwheremtomplacemthemfanmandmwheremthemventmshouldmdischarge
AvoidmnegativemimpactmonmplumbingmandmHVACmductworkm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEnsuringmthatmthemmitigationmsystemmdoesmnotmaffectmplumbingmandmductw
ork
Specifymsealingmofmfloormassembliesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDetailingmthemsealingmrequirementsmformfloormassemblies
Specifymbalancingmsystemmtomreducemairmlossm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDesigningmamsystemmthatmminimizesmairmloss
Stipulatemplacarding/labelingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRequiringmappropriatemlabelingmformthemmitigationmsystem
