Advancements in understanding the radon signal in volcanic areas: A laboratory approach based on rock physicochemical changes

S Mollo, P Tuccimei, M Soligo, G Galli… - … disaster science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Radon monitoring represents an important investigation tool for environmental changes
assessment and geochemical hazard surveillance. Despite anomalous radon emissions are …

Thermal enhancement of radon emission from geological materials. Implications for laboratory experiments on rocksunder increasing deformation

P Tuccimei, M Castelluccio, S Moretti… - Horizons in earth …, 2011 - earth-prints.org
Radon gas is the subject of a great deal of research because its concentration builds up into
indoor air and the long-term radon exposure is considered the second cause of lung cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Soil radon measurements as a potential tracer of tectonic and volcanic activity

M Neri, E Ferrera, S Giammanco, G Currenti… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract In Earth Sciences there is a growing interest in studies concerning soil-radon
activity, due to its potential as a tracer of numerous natural phenomena. Our work marks an …

Real-time setup to record radon emission during rock deformation: implications for geochemical surveillance

P Tuccimei, S Mollo, M Soligo, P Scarlato… - … , Methods and Data …, 2015 - gi.copernicus.org
Laboratory experiments can represent a valid approach to unravel the complex interplay
between the geochemical behaviour of radon and rock deformation mechanisms. In light of …

Radon surveys and monitoring at active volcanoes: Learning from Vesuvius, Stromboli, La Soufrière and Villarrica

C Cigolini, M Laiolo, D Coppola, C Trovato… - 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Understanding the behaviour of fluids in hydrothermal systems is a key factor in volcano
monitoring. Measuring gas emissions in volcanic areas is strategic for detecting and …

Radon emanation from brittle fracturing in granites under upper crustal conditions

A Nicolas, F Girault, A Schubnel, É Pili… - Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Radon‐222, a radioactive gas naturally produced in the Earth's crust, informs us about the
migration of fluids and is sometimes considered as a potential earthquake precursor. Here …

Radon gas as a tracer for volcanic processes

DM Thomas - Radon monitoring in Radioprotection, environmental …, 1990 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Radon emissions from volcanic systems have been under investigation for several
decades. Soil gas and groundwater radon activities have been used to map faults and to …

[HTML][HTML] Rock deformation vs. radon emission: some constraints from shear stress-controlled experiments

E Benà, E Spagnuolo, A Piersanti, G Galli, C Mazzoli… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Numerous field and laboratory studies have been conducted to investigate the relationship
between radon variation and seismic events, as well as the complex link between radon …

The imprint of thermally induced devolatilization phenomena on radon signal: implications for the geochemical survey in volcanic areas

S Mollo, P Tuccimei, G Galli, G Iezzi… - Geophysical Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Thermal gradients due to magma dynamics in active volcanic areas may affect the
emanating power of the substrate and the background level of radon signal. This is …

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 …