Mechanisms of radon emanation and long-term radon flux studies

M Baskaran, M Baskaran - Radon: A Tracer for Geological, Geophysical …, 2016 - Springer
The temporal and spatial variations in the release rates of radon from earth materials in to air
and water have been widely recognized for several decades. One of the most important …

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 …

Radon in groundwater as a tracer to assess flow velocities: two test cases from Israel

U Kafri - Environmental Geology, 2001 - Springer
Two test cases from Israel are presented herein employing the decay rate of radon along the
flow path to assess groundwater flow velocities. Groundwater flow reaching the fault zone …

Measuring effective radium concentration with large numbers of samples. Part II–general properties and representativity

F Girault, F Perrier - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2012 - Elsevier
Effective radium concentration ECRa, product of radium concentration and radon
emanation, is the source term for radon release into the pore space of rocks and the …

Mapping surface energy fluxes with radiometric temperature

WP Kustas, JM Norman, TJ Schmugge… - … remote sensing in …, 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
Directional radiometric surface temperature, TR (φ), from a zenith view angle φ has been
used to estimate surface sensible heat flux with varying degrees of success (Kustas and …

Developments in real-time radon monitoring at Stromboli volcano

M Laiolo, C Cigolini, D Coppola, D Piscopo - Journal of Environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
We present the results of one year of continuous radon monitoring at Stromboli volcano
collected at two automated real-time stations. These were deployed on the NE flank (at 520 …

[PDF][PDF] Depth and seasonal variations for the soil radon-gas concentration levels at Wadi Naseib Area, southwestern Sinai, Egypt

KA Korany, AE Shata, SF Hassan… - J Phys Chem Biophys, 2013 - academia.edu
This work aims to evaluate the soil radon gas concentration levels at different depths in Wadi
Nasieb area. The area under investigation is located about 40 km east of Abu Zeneima town …

Temporal variability of radon in a remediated tailing of uranium ore processing–the case of Urgeiriça (central Portugal)

SM Barbosa, F Lopes, AD Correia, S Barbosa… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Radon monitoring at different levels of the cover of the Urgeiriça tailings shows that the
sealing is effective and performing as desired in terms of containing the strongly radioactive …

Radon flux maps for the Netherlands and Europe using terrestrial gamma radiation derived from soil radionuclides

SN Manohar, HAJ Meijer, MA Herber - Atmospheric environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring radioactive noble gas, radon (222 Rn) is a valuable tracer to study
atmospheric processes and to validate global chemical transport models. However, the use …

Multiphase radon generation and transport in porous materials

VC Rogers, KK Nielson - Health Physics, 1991 - journals.lww.com
Radon generation and transport in porous materials involve solid, liquid, and gas phases in
the processes of emanation, diffusion, advection, absorption, and adsorption …