The relationship between radon and geology: sources, transport and indoor accumulation

LJR Nunes, A Curado, SI Lopes - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review study examines the relationship between radon and geology, including its
origins, transmission, and accumulation, as well as its impact on human health and …

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 …

Radon attenuation characteristics of compacted soil layer for uranium mill tailings pond subjected to drying-wetting cycles

K Liang, C Hong, J Luo, P Liu, T Zhao, Z Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Compacted soil layer (CSL) is generally designed for uranium mill tailings (UMTs) pond to
form the radon seals, whereas it is usually affected by drying-wetting environmental …

The effects of some soil characteristics on radon emanation and diffusion

HNP Thu, N Van Thang - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of moisture content, grain size, temperature, major elemental composition, and
the pH of soils on the radon emanation and diffusion coefficients were evaluated in this …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of natural radioactivity in fertilizers and phosphate ores in Egypt

NM Hassan, NA Mansour, M Fayez-Hassan… - Journal of Taibah …, 2016 - Elsevier
Radionuclide concentrations of uranium (238 U), thorium (232 Th) and potassium (40 K)
maintained in 10 phosphate ore and 5 fertilizer samples were measured using a high-purity …

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 …

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 …

Intercomparison of radon flux monitors at low and at high radium content areas under field conditions

D Rábago, L Quindós, A Vargas, C Sainz… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Interlaboratory exercises are a good tool to compare the response of different systems to the
same quantity and to identify possible inconsistencies between them. One of the main goals …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal effects on hydrochemistry, microbial diversity, and human health risks in radon-contaminated groundwater areas

J Kim, KK Lee - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater is an important human resource. Daejeon in South Korea faces severe water
quality issues, including radon, uranium, and fluoride pollution, all of which pose health risks …

Experimental study on the mechanism of radon exhalation during coal spontaneous combustion in goaf

B Zhou, C Deng, J Hao, B An, R Wu - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a good positive correlation between the high-temperature environment formed by
coal spontaneous combustion in goaf and the radon exhalation in coal. The higher the …