Measurement of the concentration of radon gas in the Toirano's caves (Liguria)

D Bruzzone, M Bussallino, G Castello… - Annali di …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The radioactive gas radon, intermediate term of the decay series of uranium and thorium, is
the main contamination source of underground places and may be a risk for high …

Indoor radon risk mapping of the Canary Islands using a methodology for volcanic islands combining geological information and terrestrial gamma radiation data

C Briones, J Jubera, H Alonso, J Olaiz… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Within the framework of the recent approval of the National Plan Against Radon by the
Council of Ministers of the Spanish Government, one of its five axes focuses on the …

Radon-222 signatures of natural ventilation regimes in an underground quarry

F Perrier, P Richon, C Crouzeix, P Morat… - Journal of Environmental …, 2004 - Elsevier
Radon-222 activity concentration has been monitored since 1999 in an underground
limestone quarry located in Vincennes, near Paris, France. It is homogeneous in summer …

New metrology for radon at the environmental level

A Röttger, S Röttger, C Grossi, A Vargas… - Measurement …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Radon gas is the largest source of public exposure to naturally occurring radioactivity.
However, radon is also a useful tracer for understanding atmospheric processes, assessing …

Analytical method for evaluating (and correcting) the impact of outdoor radon concentration on the estimates of percentage of dwellings exceeding reference levels

S Antignani, G Venoso, C Carpentieri… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Outdoor radon concentration contributes to indoor radon levels, generally causing a shift
from lognormal distribution of measured radon concentration data distribution, and it makes …

Radon survey in caves from Mallorca Island, Spain

OA Dumitru, BP Onac, JJ Fornós, C Cosma… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study reports radon concentration in the most representative caves of Mallorca,
identifying those in which the recommended action level is exceeded, thus posing health …

Processing of radon time series in underground environments: Implications for volcanic surveillance in the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

R Viñas, A Eff-Darwich, V Soler, MC Martín-Luis… - Radiation …, 2007 - Elsevier
The analysis of temporal and spatial variations in the flux of soil gases across the soil–air
interface is a useful tool to study geo-dynamical processes associated with volcanic and/or …

Indoor radon, geogenic radon surrogates and geology–Investigations on their correlation

H Friedmann, A Baumgartner, M Bernreiter… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The indoor radon concentration was measured in most houses in a couple of municipalities
in Austria. At the same time the activity concentration of radium in soil, the soil gas radon …

Radon concentration in three Florida caves: Florida, Jennings, and Ocala

ME Smith, OA Dumitru, BD Burghele, A Cucoș… - Carbonates and …, 2019 - Springer
This study reports the first radon concentration measurements within three frequently visited
caves in Florida: one touristic (Florida Caverns), one private (Ocala Caverns), and one …

Effect of atmospheric temperature on underground radon: A laboratory experiment

G Haquin, H Zafrir, D Ilzycer, N Weisbrod - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of atmospheric temperature on underground radon flow was investigated in a
customized climate-controlled laboratory (CCL) system, which enabled us to isolate the …