Factors affecting the radon (222Rn) emanation from aquifer rock materials: Implications for radiological and groundwater tracer studies

M Vital, S Grondona, N Dimova, DE Martinez - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Groundwater discharge (GD) is an important component of the water budget in large urban
areas with high water demands. Radon is a routinely used groundwater tracer in mass …

Radon-222 concentration in subsoils and its exhalation rate from a soil sample

SJ Denagbe - Radiation measurements, 2000 - Elsevier
We propose a method for a laboratory determination of the actual concentration of subsoil
radon and of its exhalation rate from uranium-containing sediments. The method is based on …

On the fate of 220Rn in soil material in dependence of water content: Implications from field and laboratory experiments

S Huxol, MS Brennwald, E Hoehn, R Kipfer - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
To study the potential of 220Rn as a groundwater tracer, we analyzed different groundwater
systems with a laboratory-proven radon-in-water detection system. However, with one single …

Enrichment of radon and carbon dioxide in the open atmosphere of an Australian coal seam gas field

DR Tait, IR Santos, DT Maher… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric radon (222Rn) and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations were used to gain
insight into fugitive emissions in an Australian coal seam gas (CSG) field (Surat Basin, Tara …

Disequilibrium of radon and its short‐lived daughters near the ground with atmospheric stability

C Duenas, M Perez, MC Fernandez… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
We have studied the possibility of using the nonequilibrium of radon daughters as an
atmospheric tracer. Over a 7‐month period, two daily measurements were taken, one in the …

Geology and occurrence of radon

RR Schumann, LCS Gundersen… - … , Health Risks and …, 1994 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
THE ACCUMULATION OF RADON INDOORS is commonly due to movement of radon from
adjacent soil and rock into a building foundation through joints, utility openings, cracks, or …

Sampling variability of radon in soil gases

AW Rose, AR Hutter, JW Washington - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 1990 - Elsevier
Little information is available on the long-term reproducibility of radon in soil gases, or on the
vertical distribution of radon concentrations in soil gas. For five sites in central Pennsylvania …

Radon and thoron exhalation from the ground

K Megumi, T Mamuro - Journal of Geophysical Research, 1973 - Wiley Online Library
The rate of radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) exhalation from the ground was measured in
the yard of our laboratory to investigate effects of soil conditions on the exhalation; radon …

Study of baseline radon levels in the context of a shale gas development

Z Daraktchieva, JM Wasikiewicz, CB Howarth… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reports the results from continuous measurement of indoor and outdoor radon
concentrations in the area surrounding an unconventional shale gas exploration site in …

Evaluation of the effect of a cover layer on radon exhalation from uranium mill tailings: transient radon flux analysis

C Ferry, P Richon, A Beneito, MC Robé - Journal of environmental …, 2002 - Elsevier
An experimental study concerning the transport of 222Rn in uranium mill tailings (UMTs)
and in the cover layer was launched in 1997 with the participation of the French uranium …