[PDF][PDF] Responses of the atmospheric concentration of radon-222 to the vertical mixing and spatial transportation

X Chen, J Paatero, VM Kerminen… - Boreal Environment …, 2016 - helda.helsinki.fi
Radon-222 (222Rn) is a radioactive noble gas with a half-life of about 3.8 days, which is
naturally exhaled from soil into the atmosphere (eg Pal et al. 2015). It originates from the …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of meteorological parameters on radon concentration in soil gas

F Kulali, I Akkurt, N Özgür - Acta Physica Polonica A, 2017 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The production of ²²²Rn depends on the activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra in the earth's crust,
in soil, rock and water. Radon concentration levels are strongly affected by atmospheric …

220Rn/222Rn Isotope Pair as a Natural Proxy for Soil Gas Transport

S Huxol, MS Brennwald, R Henneberger… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Radon (Rn) is a naturally occurring radioactive noble gas, which is ubiquitous in soil gas.
Especially, its long-lived isotope 222Rn (half-life: 3.82 d) gained widespread acceptance as …

Radon-222: environmental behavior and impact to (human and non-human) biota

M Ćujić, L Janković Mandić, J Petrović… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
As an inert radioactive gas, 222 Rn could be easily transported to the atmosphere via
emanation, migration, or exhalation. Research measurements pointed out that 222 Rn …

Characterizing the state of the urban surface layer using radon‐222

SD Chambers, A Podstawczyńska… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Four years of summertime paired urban‐rural meteorological and radon observations in
central Poland are used to assess the relationship between atmospheric stability and urban …

The dynamics of Rn-222 cyclic flow within the shallow geological subsurface media as a daily temporal variated source for exhalation into the air

A Benkovitz, H Zafrir, Y Reuveni - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Extensive research on the dynamics of radon gas (Rn-222) originating from the radioactive
decay of radium (Ra-226) in geological subsurface media, sheds light on its periodic release …

Observations of atmospheric variability and soil exhalation rate of radon-222 at a Russian forest site. Technical approach and deployment for boundary layer studies

I Levin, M Born, M Cuntz, U Langendörfer… - Tellus B: Chemical …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
A monitor for continuous observations of the atmospheric 222Rn daughter activity has been
improved and successfully implemented in a field study in the European Taiga …

Radon-222 exhalation from open ground on and around a uranium mine in the wet-dry tropics

CE Lawrence, RA Akber, A Bollhöfer… - Journal of Environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Radon-222 exhalation from the ground surface depends upon a number of variables such
as the 226Ra activity concentration and its distribution in soil grains; soil grain size; soil …

Measurement and characteristics of radon flow in an extremely arid region based on a closed-system earth-air model

H Li, F Li, S Wang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Radon (222 Rn) is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the soil and is harmful to the
environment and health. However, the measuring the amount of radon flowing is …