Open AccessRESEARCH ON CHANGES IN THE VOLUMETRIC ACTIVITY OF RADON IN SOIL AIR DEPENDING ON DEPTH / TŪRINIO RADONO AKTYVUMO DIRVOŽEMIO ORE KAITOS PAGAL GYLĮ TYRIMAS
Author(s) -
Erika Streckytė,
Audrius Gagiškis,
Donatas Butkus
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
mokslas - lietuvos ateitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2029-2341
pISSN - 2029-2252
DOI - 10.3846/mla.2012.72
Subject(s) - radon , loam , radium , environmental science , mineralogy , geology , soil science , chemistry , soil water , radiochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
The article discusses radon concentrations measured in the upper and deeper sandy-loam soil air. The conducted research has disclosed that the volumetric activity of radon in soil at various depths depends on soil porosity, ambient temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and the density of radium in soil. The paper shows that radon concentrations in soil air is distributed as follows: 3,0 ± 0,8 kBq/m3 (0,4 m), 9,0 ± 2,4 kBq/m3 (0,6 m), 11.5 kBq/m3 ± 1.2 (0,8 m). The intensity of exhalation of the respective depths makes 8,0 ± 0,9 mBq/m2s, 9,2 ± 1,3 mBq/m2s, 10,0 ± 0,1 mBq/m2s.
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