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1. 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...

   Rakiya Haruna, Muneer Aziz Saleh, Suhairul Hashim in Arabian Journal of Geosciences

   Article 19 April 2023
   

2. Thoron and radon exhalation and emanation from granitic rocks outcrop** in the Central Iberian Zone (Portugal)

   Terrestrial radionuclides present in soil, bedrock and building materials are considered the main source of indoor radon ( ²²² Rn) and thoron ( ²²⁰ Rn)....

   Filipa P. Domingos, Sérgio L. R. Sêco, Alcides J. S. C. Pereira in Environmental Earth Sciences

   Article 02 November 2021
   

3. Negative Anomalies of the Atmospheric Electric Field Close to Ground in Seismic Regions

   Abstract

   This study is concerned with little-studied negative bay-like anomalies of the atmospheric electric field close to ground that are recorded...

   O. P. Rulenko in Journal of Volcanology and Seismology

   Article 01 February 2024
   

4. Measurements of lung doses from radon and thoron in the dwellings of Al-Zulfi, Saudi Arabia, for the assessment of health risk due to ionizing radiation

   The indoor radon ( ²²² Rn) and thoron ( ²²⁰ Rn) concentrations have been measured by using single-entry pinhole-based dosimetric technique, i.e.,...

   Mohd Shakir Khan in Arabian Journal of Geosciences

   Article 04 June 2021
   

5. Radioactivity monitoring in the vicinity of Jawalamukhi thrust NW Himalaya, India for tectonic study

   This work reports radon-thoron monitoring at two depths (60 and 90 cm) and at 82 sites around Jawalamukhi thrust of NW Himalaya, India using Solid...

   Gulshan Kumar, Reetika Bhadwal, ... Ayush Goyal in Natural Hazards

   Article 04 January 2022
   

6. Joint Perturbation in Geoacoustic Emission, Radon, Thoron, and Atmospheric Electric Field Based on Observations in Kamchatka

   Abstract

   Based on the integration and analysis of the published theoretical results and field observations, the possibility is considered of a joint...

   O. P. Rulenko, Yu. V. Marapulets, ... A. A. Solodchuk in Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth

   Article 24 September 2019
   

7. 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...

   Manpreet Kaur, Ajay Kumar, ... Bikramjit Singh Bajwa in Arabian Journal of Geosciences

   Article 02 May 2021
   

8. Assessment of Indoor Radon and Thoron in Dwellings of Nangal Area Using SSNTD

   Radon effect on human health need not be overemphasised. In the present study an attempt has been made to measure the concentration of indoor radon,...

   Rupinderjeet Kaur, Deep Shikha, ... Vimal Mehta in Journal of the Geological Society of India

   Article 24 May 2019

9. Background Volumetric Activity of Radon and Thoron in Soil and Surface Atmosphere Observed by a Radon-Recording Seismic Station

   Abstract

   The SRS-05 radon-recording seismic station is widely used to monitor the volumetric activity of radon, primarily to detect its increase as an...

   S. V. Anisimov, E. M. Dmitriev, A. S. Kozmina in Seismic Instruments

   Article 20 May 2020
   

10. The geogenic influence on ²²⁰Rn activity concentration in soil gas of Johor state, Malaysia

    The contribution of thoron ( ²²⁰ Rn) to natural radiation exposure is commonly neglected. However, dry porous surfaces with relatively high ²³² Th...

    R. Haruna, M. A. Saleh, ... M. S. M. Sanusi in Environmental Earth Sciences

    Article 24 February 2021
    

11. Measurements of radon (²²²Rn) and thoron (²²⁰Rn) exhalations and their decay product concentrations at Indian Stations in Antarctica

    During the 33rd summer expedition to the two Indian Stations at Antarctica, Bharati and Maitri, radon and thoron progeny concentrations in indoors...

    Rama Prajith, R. P. Rout, ... B. K. Sapra in Environmental Earth Sciences

    Article 02 January 2019
    

12. Contribution of the Photonic Component to the Ionization of the Atmosphere by Earth Crust Radionuclides and Radioactive Emanations

    Abstract

    We investigate the contribution of gamma radiation of natural radionuclides constituting the Earth crust, radioactive emanations, and their...

    S. V. Anisimov, S. V. Galichenko, ... K. V. Aphinogenov in Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth

    Article 28 November 2023
    

13. The impact of geologic and structural settings on radioactivity: a case study from Sahab area, Jordan

    The present study investigated the Sahab area's highly radioactive anomalous zone, utilizing a GRS-500 differential gamma-ray spectrometer to measure...

    Masdouq M. Al-Taj, Barakat A. Al-Bataina, ... Bilal B. Al-Bataina in Environmental Earth Sciences

    Article 19 December 2022
    

14. Continuous measurement of equilibrium equivalent radon/thoron concentration using time-integrated flow-mode grab sampler

    The continuous measurement of any physical entity is the finest approach to see the real-time variation of any concentration. In the present study,...

    Preeti Pant, Tushar Kandari, ... R. C. Ramola in Acta Geophysica

    Article 01 June 2018
    

15. Analysis of Subsurface Soil Radon with the Environmental Parameters and Its Relation with Seismic Events

    This study reports continuous measurements of subsurface soil radon as well as environmental parameters for a period of three years. The survey was...

    Hari Prasad Jaishi, Sanjay Singh, ... Ramesh Chandra Tiwari in Journal of the Geological Society of India

    Article 26 June 2023

16. Prediction of indoor radon/thoron concentration in a model room from exhalation rates of building materials for different ventilation rates

    Studies have confirmed that elevated levels of radon/thoron in the human–environments can substantially increase the risk of lung cancer in general...

    Manish Kumar, Navjeet Sharma, Amit Sarin in Acta Geophysica

    Article 23 May 2018
    

17. Radon Concentrations in Mineral Waters of the Sikhote-Alin, Primorsky Krai

    The geological and hydrogeological conditions of 19 occurrences of thermal waters in the southern Russian Far East are considered in this paper....

    G. A. Chelnokov, V. Yu. Lavrushin, ... B. I. Chelnokova in Russian Journal of Pacific Geology

    Article 16 June 2023
    

18. A study of soil radon and seismicity along active fault region in northeastern India

    This paper reports the analysis of soil radon data collected from March 2013 to July 2016. LR-115 Type II solid-state nuclear track detectors were...

    Ramesh Chandra Tiwari, Hari Prasad Jaishi, ... Raghavendra Prasad Tiwari in Arabian Journal of Geosciences

    Article 17 March 2023
    

19. A study of indoor radon, thoron and their exhalation rates in the environment of Fazilka district, Punjab, India

    Over the last few decades, the study of radioactive radon gas has gained huge momentum due to its possible role in health related hazards. In the...

    Saurabh Narang, Deepak Kumar, ... Ajay Kumar in Acta Geophysica

    Article 02 February 2018
    

20. 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...

    Mohamed Hidayath, B. S. K. Lavanya, ... M. S. Chandrashekara in Journal of the Geological Society of India

    Article 25 April 2023