A new perspective in radon risk assessment: Mapping the geological hazard as a first step to define the collective radon risk exposure

E Benà, G Ciotoli, E Petermann, P Bossew… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Radon is a radioactive gas and a major source of ionizing radiation exposure for humans.
Consequently, it can pose serious health threats when it accumulates in confined …

Measurement and characteristics of radon flow in an extremely arid region based on a closed-system earth-air model

H Li, F Li, S Wang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Radon (222 Rn) is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the soil and is harmful to the
environment and health. However, the measuring the amount of radon flowing is …

Analyzing the 222 Rn/220 Rn Ratio in a Seismic Area: A Reliable Method to Understand the Development of Active Structural Discontinuities in Earthquake …

N Voltattorni, A Gasparini, D Cinti… - Sustainability (2071 …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Studies on the individuation of surface and buried faults in seismic areas using geochemical
methods can be considered a valid approach for improving sustainability in the risk …

A Temperature-Controlled Apparatus for Gas Permeability under Low Gas Pressure

Y Wu, Y Huang, J Liu, R Chen - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Soil gas permeability in various fields. Abstract The measurement of
soil gas permeability is influenced by the temperature and pressure fluctuation in the low …

Laboratory study on the relationship between the vertical distribution of radon concentration in soil and the exhalation rate of radon from the soil surface

J Wu, R Xie, H Yi, T Hu, J Sun, Z Liu, H Li, S liu… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, One-dimensional diffusion of radon in the natural environment was used to
simulate by a simple device. According to experimental results, combined with Fick's law, it …

Predictive Geogenic Radon Potential (P-GRP): A novel approach for comprehensive hazard assessment and risk modeling in subsurface environment

Y Choi, MS Bae, Y Oh, S Lee - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Geogenic radon potential (GRP) is traditionally used for mapping radon-prone areas.
However, this has challenges in the accurate assessment of radon risk because of …

[HTML][HTML] Radon Dynamics in Granite and Calcareous Soils: Long-Term Experiments in a Semi-Arid Context

S Gil-Oncina, C Pla, J Valdes-Abellan… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Radon in soil poses a significant health risk when it accumulates inside dwellings. The
estimation of radon potential is a difficult task due to the complex dynamics of radon within …

Radon-222, silent enemy of health: Systematic review

WPV López, PS Matos, WAF Campos… - Salud, Ciencia y …, 2024 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Radon is a topic with little research in Perú, it is very relevant to do a study on it and show
how radon affects the population. The objective of the research was to analyze Radon 222 …

Estimating Radon Exhalation in Brown Clay Used For Building Katsina State Northeastern Part of Nigeria

RM Ramli, N Gambo… - Available at SSRN …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Radioactivity in building materials is a concern due to the presence of naturally occurring
radioactive elements such as uranium, thorium, and radium, as well as their decay products …

Development of Multi-Detector Soil Radon Measurement System Based on Iot

J Ding, W Zeng, S Hou, N Wang, C Yu - Available at SSRN 5011373 - papers.ssrn.com
A multi-detector soil radon measurement system based on IoT (the Internet of Things) has
been developed for the specific application of long-term monitoring of soil radon …