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Investigation of the influence of chamber construction parameters on radon exhalation rate Cover

Investigation of the influence of chamber construction parameters on radon exhalation rate

Open Access
|Sep 2016

Abstract

Radon exhalation from ground is a process dependent on the emanation and migration of radon through ambient air. Most studies on radon exhalation from soil were performed regarding the influence of meteorological and soil parameters. As radon exhalation rate can be affected by the internal properties of the sample, it may also be influenced by the exhalation chamber geometry such as volume-to-area (V/S) ratio or other construction parameters. The measurements of radon exhalation from soil were made using different constructions of accumulation chamber and two types of radon monitors: RAD7 (Durridge) and AlphaGUARD PQ2000PRO (Genitron). The measurements were performed on one site in two locations and approximately at the same time. The first tests did not show the correlations of exhalation rate values and the chamber’s construction parameters and their geometrical dimensions. However, when examining the results, it seems that there are still too many factors that might have affected the process of radon exhalation. The future experiments are planned to be conducted in controlled laboratory conditions.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0045 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 269 - 273
Submitted on: Jan 25, 2016
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Accepted on: Apr 18, 2016
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Published on: Sep 10, 2016
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Beata Kozłowska, Jadwiga Mazur, Krzysztof Kozak, Agata Walencik-Łata, Błażej Baic, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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