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Measuring 222Rn in aquatic environment via Pulsed Ionization Chamber Radon Detector
Radon (Rn) is a naturally occurring radioactive inert gas in nature, and 222 Rn has been routinely used as a powerful tracer in various aquatic...
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Study of radiation dose due to 226Ra, 222Rn, and 210Po in drinking water of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India
Groundwater carries radioactive elements like 226 Ra, 222 Rn, and 210 Po during its flow beneath and above the land. When this water is used for...
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Radon and thoron activity concentration in soil gas of Johor state: a statistical relationship with proxies
This study was conducted to examine the relationship between 222 Rn/ 220 Rn activity concentration in soil gas and proxies within each soil type in...
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Using Rn-222 to Study Human-Regulated River Water-Sediment Input Event in the Estuary
The implementation of the water sediment regulation scheme (WSRS) is a typical example of artificially controlling land-source input. During WSRS,...
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Tracing surface seawater mixing and nutrient transport by 222Rn on the northern coast of Beibu Gulf, China
The transport and diffusion of substances in seawater are limited by the mixing motion of water bodies, while the main forms of mixing in offshore...
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222Rn and CO2 monitoring in soil and indoor atmosphere to understand changes in the gaseous dynamics of Rull cave (Spain)
Rull cave is a karstic cave located in Vall d’Ebo (Alicante, Southeast of Spain) developed in massive Miocene conglomerates and Cretaceous...
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Fractal discrete fracture network modeling of radon gas concentration in underground tunnels under Książ Castle in Poland
The numerical modeling of radon concentrations in the fault zone of the underground excavations at Książ Castle was conducted using a stochastic...
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Distribution of soil gas radon concentration in north-eastern Sicily (Italy): hazard evaluation and tectonic implications
Radon measurements in soil gases were carried out along the Tyrrhenian margin of north-eastern Sicily (southern Apennines of Italy), one of the most...
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Radon (222Rn) occurrence in groundwater bodies on São Miguel Island (Azores archipelago, Portugal)
A set of springs were sampled along São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) to proceed to the characterization of the major-ion and radon ( 222 Rn)...
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Analysis of radon concentration in ground water and estimation of associated health risks in Purulia Municipality, West Bengal, India
The present study deals with the assessment of radon (Rn-222) concentration in groundwater and associated radiation doses among the local inhabitants...
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Advance application of liquid scintillation counter to estimate radon concentration in groundwater
AbstractRadon ( 222 Rn) is radium’s immediate radioactive decay product ( 226 Ra) in the uranium decay series. Radon is classified as a group 1...
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Determination of Radon Concentration in Groundwater of Areekode Region, Kerala, India — A Case Study
The primary factors in the radiation exposure received by the human population from soil and water are natural radioactivity, uranium isotopes, and...
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Measurement of radionuclide contents and 222Rn/220Rn exhalation rate in soil samples from sub-mountainous region of India
The present study involves the measurement of radionuclide contents and radon/thoron exhalation rate in the soil samples collected from the 30...
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Groundwater radon (222Rn) assessment of a coastal city in the high background radiation area (HBRA), India
In this study, radon ( 222 Rn) concentration in groundwater sampled from the phreatic aquifers of urban and peri-urban ensemble of Kozhikode District,...
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Studies on Radon Exhalation Rate and Activity of Radioactive Elements in Soil Samples and their Radiological Hazards to the Population of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India
Exhalation rate of 222 Rn from soil samples and the activity concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K were studied in soil samples of Davanagere...
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Variability of 222Rn in the sandy aquifer of Buenos Aires coast
222 Rn is widely used as a tracer to detect and calculate submarine groundwater discharge in coastal zones, rivers and lakes. Relatively few...
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Radiological Implication of 222Rn Concentrations in Waters from Quarries Environs, Correlation with 226Ra Concentrations and Rocks Geochemistry
Radon concentration in ground and surface waters collected from the environs of quarries was assessed using advanced Durridge RAD-7 analyser with RAD...
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Annual effective dose from 222Rn in groundwater of a Nigeria University campus area
Radon, the heaviest among the noble gases in the periodic table of element is a radioactive nuclide that is naturally available in rocks, soil and...
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The use of chaotic approaches for the nonlinear analysis of soil radon gas (222Rn) known as an earthquake precursor: finite ımpulse response (FIR) application
In this study, the different chaotic methodologies were applied to identify possible chaotic behaviours of soil Radon gas ( 222 Rn) and related...
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Analysis of Radon Near-Surface Measurements, Using Co-Located Ozone Data, Radio-Sounding Vertical Profiles, Sensible Heat Flux and Back-Trajectory Calculation
Simultaneous and co-located observations of near-surface Radon-222, ozone and meteorological parameters in a central Italy observation site operated...