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 …

Earthquake precursors: A review of key factors influencing radon concentration

P Huang, W Lv, R Huang, Q Luo, Y Yang - Journal of environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many factors influence the accurate identification of radon anomalies triggered by
earthquakes to varying degrees. Therefore, this paper primarily provides a comprehensive …

Geographically weighted regression and geostatistical techniques to construct the geogenic radon potential map of the Lazio region: A methodological proposal for …

G Ciotoli, M Voltaggio, P Tuccimei, M Soligo… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In many countries, assessment programmes are carried out to identify areas where people
may be exposed to high radon levels. These programmes often involve detailed mapping …

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 …

Identification of earthquake precursors in soil radon-222 data of Kutch, Gujarat, India using empirical mode decomposition based Hilbert Huang Transform

SK Sahoo, M Katlamudi, C Barman… - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Soil radon (Rn-222) has been continuously monitored at Badargadh station (23.47°
N, 70.62° E) in Kutch region of Gujarat to study the pre-seismic anomalies prior to …

Effect of atmospheric temperature on underground radon: A laboratory experiment

G Haquin, H Zafrir, D Ilzycer, N Weisbrod - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of atmospheric temperature on underground radon flow was investigated in a
customized climate-controlled laboratory (CCL) system, which enabled us to isolate the …

RnProbe: A LoRa-enabled IoT edge device for integrated radon risk management

F Pereira, SI Lopes, NB Carvalho, A Curado - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can easily accumulate in indoor
environments. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), radon gas is the second …

A Novel Assessment of the Surface Heat Flux Role in Radon (Rn-222) Gas Flow within Subsurface Geological Porous Media

A Benkovitz, H Zafrir, Y Reuveni - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
At present, Rn subsurface flow can be described only by diffusion and advection
transportation models within porous media that currently exist. Even though the temperature …

Radon Variability as a Result of Interaction with the Environment

S Pulinets, I Mironova, P Miklyaev, T Petrova, A Shitov… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recent years have seen increased attention given to radon from two scientific directions.
After neglecting radon as an earthquake precursor in the 1990s, it has become the subject of …

Thermo-diffusional radon waves in soils

L Minkin, AS Shapovalov - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
A new theoretical framework for diurnal and seasonal oscillations of the concentration of
radon in soil and open air is proposed. The theory is based on the existing temperature …