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Radon Mitigation Specialist NRPP Exam Study Guide, Radon Mitigation Installer NRPP Exam Study Guide, Radon Mitigation, Radon Measurement Radioactive elements - Answer️️ -Elements that decay and release protons, changing their atomic number Rn - Answer️️ -Radon, part of the Uranium dec...

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Radon Mitigation Specialist NRPP Exam
Study Guide, Radon Mitigation Installer
NRPP Exam Study Guide, Radon
Mitigation, Radon Measurement


Radioactive elements - Answer✔️✔️-Elements that decay and release protons, changing

their atomic number


Rn - Answer✔️✔️-Radon, part of the Uranium decay chain

RDP - Answer✔️✔️-Immediate decay product of Rn: Polonium, Lead, and Bismuth

Rn measurement units - Answer✔️✔️-picoCuries per liter (pCi/L) in the U.S., Becquerels

per cubic meter (Bq/m3) internationally

Alpha particles - Answer✔️✔️-Most massive, slowest moving, and least penetrating type

of radiation

Beta particles - Answer✔️✔️-Smallest mass type of radiation

Gamma rays - Answer✔️✔️-No mass, fastest moving, and deepest penetrating type of

radiation

Half-life - Answer✔️✔️-Amount of time required for one-half the atoms in a sample to

decay

Rn half-life - Answer✔️✔️-3.8 days

Rn - Answer✔️✔️-Group A Carcinogen, known to create cancer in humans


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Epidemiological Studies - Answer✔️✔️-Comparisons of indoor Rn concentrations in

homes of lung cancer victims and non-lung cancer persons

Linear no-threshold risk model - Answer✔️✔️-Assumes any radiation dose increases the

risk of cancer proportionately

Rn exposure - Answer✔️✔️-Cumulative (chronic) risk, greater for smokers and children

Rn transport mechanisms - Answer✔️✔️-Advection, diffusion, emanation, and well water

transport

Causes of air pressure differences - Answer✔️✔️-Indoor/outdoor temperature differences

and mechanical equipment

Mechanical ventilation - Answer✔️✔️-Can impact indoor Rn concentrations in different

ways

Homes served by private, drilled wells - Answer✔️✔️-May have elevated indoor Rn due

to radon in water transport

Indoor Rn concentrations - Answer✔️✔️-Commonly highest near the source (e.g.,

ground-contacted rooms)

Measurement protocols - Answer✔️✔️-Short-term and long-term testing deployment

Closed-building conditions - Answer✔️✔️-Required for short-term tests, including specific

instructions

Proper Test Location(s) - Answer✔️✔️-Determining if the device was located in an

appropriate room

NRPP certified/State licensed person - Answer✔️✔️-Determining if the test was

conducted by a certified/licensed individual

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NRPP approved device - Answer✔️✔️-Determining if the measurement device was

approved by NRPP

Differential pressure - Answer✔️✔️-Pressure needed to overcome stack and mechanical

effects

Estimate airflow needs - Answer✔️✔️-Based on vacuum cleaner test

Identify need for multiple suction points - Answer✔️✔️-Determining if multiple points are

required for effective mitigation

Identify barriers to sub-slab communication - Answer✔️✔️-Recognizing obstacles that

prevent effective communication

Recognize sub-slab hazards - Answer✔️✔️-Identifying potential dangers in the sub-slab

area

Select membrane type - Answer✔️✔️-Choosing the appropriate membrane based on

specific requirements

Select soil gas collector type - Answer✔️✔️-Choosing the appropriate collector for soil

gas

Design interconnections of vent piping - Answer✔️✔️-Determining how multiple

crawlspaces are connected

Treat inaccessible crawlspaces - Answer✔️✔️-Addressing crawlspaces that are difficult to

access

Identify potential interaction with building appliances - Answer✔️✔️-Recognizing how the

mitigation system may interact with appliances



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