Modeling of radon exhalation from soil influenced by environmental parameters

J Yang, H Busen, H Scherb, K Hürkamp, Q Guo… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Atmospheric radioactive noble gas radon (Rn-222) originates from soil gas exhaled in the
atmospheric surface layer. Radon exhalation rates from soil as well as corresponding …

Seasonal variations of natural ventilation and radon-222 exhalation in a slightly rising dead-end tunnel

F Perrier, P Richon, U Gautam, DR Tiwari… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The concentration activity of radon-222 has been monitored, with some interruptions, from
1997 to 2005 in the end section of a slightly rising, dead-end, 38-m long tunnel located in …

Seasonal and spatial variations in Rn-222 and Rn-220 in soil gas, and implications for indoor radon levels

G Sharman - Environmental geochemistry and health, 1992 - Springer
Rn-222 enters dwellings as a component of soil gas drawn from the soil by mass flow driven
by the pressure difference between the house and soil beneath. In a site on Northampton …

Radon fluxes from soils to the atmosphere measured by 210Pb–226Ra disequilibrium in soils

WC Graustein, KK Turekian - Geophysical Research Letters, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements of the activities of the parent (226Ra) and progeny (210Pb) of 222Rn in 119
core samples of North American soils reveal that the mean fraction of the 222Rn produced in …

The role of channels in the transport of radon from the soil

SD Schery, D Siegel - Journal of geophysical research: solid …, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental measurements of permeability as a function of scale as well as direct detection
of flow indicate macroscopic channels are present at a soil site. A model for heterogeneous …

A process-based 222radon flux map for Europe and its comparison to long-term observations

U Karstens, C Schwingshackl… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Detailed 222 radon (222 Rn) flux maps are an essential pre-requisite for the use of radon in
atmospheric transport studies. Here we present a high-resolution 222 Rn flux map for …

Novel determination of radon‐222 velocity in deep subsurface rocks and the feasibility to using radon as an earthquake precursor

H Zafrir, Y Ben Horin, U Malik… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A novel technique utilizing simultaneous radon monitoring by gamma and alpha detectors to
differentiate between the radon climatic driving forces and others has been improved and …

Measurement of radon diffusion and exhalation from uranium mill tailings piles

WB Silker, NA Wogman, CW Thomas… - Environmental …, 1979 - ACS Publications
The concentrations of 226Ra and 222Rn (214Pb) were mea-sured as a function of depth
within a uranium mill tailings pile by in situ 7-ray spectrometry. Radon diffusion and …

Temporal variability of radon concentration in the interstitial gas of soils in Pennsylvania

JW Washington, AW Rose - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
In order to determine the extent and causes of radon variability in soil gas, repeated
measurements of 222Rn, 220Rn, and soil properties including moisture, temperature …

Spatial and time variations of radon-222 concentration in the atmosphere of a dead-end horizontal tunnel

P Richon, F Perrier, JC Sabroux, M Trique… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The concentration of radon-222 has been monitored since 1995 in the atmosphere of a 2 m
transverse dimension, 128 m long, dead-end horizontal tunnel located in the French Alps, at …