Using wall paints as a barrier to radon gas emission

Abstract

This study was aimed to calculate the radon gas emitted from inner walls of buildings using twenty-six different paint types of different origin (Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Norway, Egypt, Germany, United States and Emirates) for environmental protection. The Radon-Scout detector was placed in a plastic container and placed at painted wall samples. The range of radon exposure was between 9±1 and 57 ± 4 Bq · m−3. Radon exposures decreased to +74% when they were measured in terms of radon shield percentage (RSP). Radon exposures increased when the RSP dropped to −68%. This study concluded that the relationship between radon concentration and RSP depends on the type and structure of paints used.