Radon Flux Density Measurement on Rock Surfaces

Radon Flux Density Measurement on Rock Surfaces

More than half of the dose from all natural sources of radiation is created by radon and its daughter decay products. The radon hazard of a building site is evaluated by measuring the radon flux density. Some researchers involved in radon measurements are now of the opinion that the amount of radon...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 131; no. 3; pp. 164 - 168
Main Authors: Ryzhakova, N. K., Almyakov, P. E., Stavickaya, K. O., Bukharova, O. V., Lozhnikov, F. I.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 2022
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Carbon
Density measurement
Energy industry
Fluctuations
Flux density
Geology
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Measurement
Normal distribution
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power plants
Permeability
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Radiation
Radon
Rocks
Rocks, Sedimentary
Sedimentary rocks
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Summary:More than half of the dose from all natural sources of radiation is created by radon and its daughter decay products. The radon hazard of a building site is evaluated by measuring the radon flux density. Some researchers involved in radon measurements are now of the opinion that the amount of radon released from the surface is determined by the type of rock. However, radon release from the surfaces of various types of rocks is sparsely studied. This article reports the results of radon flux density measurements performed on the surface of common rocks. Attention is focused mainly on the most typical sedimentary rocks found in populated areas.
ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-022-00860-w