Measurements of soil gas radon in active fault systems: A case study along the North and East anatolian fault systems in Turkey

İnceöz, Murat; Baykara, Oktay; Aksoy, Ercan; Doğru, Mahmut

doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.07.024

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“…For some geological situations, radon migrates long distances from its place of origin and can be detected by alpha particle recorders at the earth surface [2,3]. This rate of migration is affected by many factors, such as distribution of 226 Ra in the soil and bedrock, soil porosity, micro-cracks of bedrock, rainfall, air temperature, barometric pressure and surface winds [4,5]. The fraction of radon atoms released into a rock or soil pore space from a 226 Ra bearing grain is expressed in terms of 'radon emanation coefficient', which is mainly affected by the size of soil grain and soil moisture condition [6].…”

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Radon in soil and its concentration in the atmosphere around Mysore city, India

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Radon concentration in soil-gas and in the atmospheric air has been studied around Mysore city (12°N and 76°E) using Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors. The radon in soil-gas is found to be higher at a depth of 1 m than at a depth of 0.5 m from the ground surface. The higher radon concentration in soil was observed near Chamundi Hills and Karigatta village with average values of 5.94 kBq.m -3 and 5.32 kBq.m -3 at 1 m depth from the ground surface. Seasonal variations in radon in soil gas shows that, the concentration is lower in summer with an average value of 0.60 kBq.m -3 and higher in monsoon season with an average value of 4.70 kBq.m -3 . Estimation of 226 Ra in soil at these locations is also made using HPGe detector. The activity of 226 Ra, varies from 4.82 to 74.23 Bq.kg -1 with an average value of 32.11 Bq.kg -1 . Radon concentrations in soil-gas shows good correlation with the activity of 226 Ra in soil with a correlation coefficient of 0.76

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Radon in soil and its concentration in the atmosphere around Mysore city, India

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“…Mazur et al, SwakoĔ et al, and ønceöz et al have shown that elevated Rn-222 soil concentrations can be correlated to the locations of subsurface fractures. (Mazur 1999;SwakoĔ 2005;and ønceöz 2006). These studies used CR-39 particle track detectors.…”

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Surface Radiation Survey at the Shepley?s Hill Remediation Site, Devens, Massachusettes

Giles¹,

Oertel²,

Roybal³

2009

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“…However, contradictory results have been reported in the literature concerning the correlation between radon anomalies and tectonic structures (e.g. [27][28][29][30][31]). In this issue, Steinitz et al [32] report on extensive radon monitoring performed along the western fault of the Dead Sea Transform, NW Dead Sea and show systematic differences at on-fault versus off-fault positions.…”

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Radon applications in geosciences – Progress & perspectives

Barbosa

Donner

Steinitz

2015

Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top.

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Abstract. During the last decades, the radioactive noble gas radon has found a variety of geoscientific applications, ranging from its utilization as a potential earthquake precursor and proxy of tectonic stress over its specific role in volcanic environments to a wide range of applications as a tracer in marine and hydrological settings. This topical issue summarizes the current state of research as exemplified by some original research articles covering the aforementioned as well as other closely related aspects and points to some important future directions of radon application in geosciences. This editorial provides a more detailed overview of the contents of this volume, a brief summary of the rationale underlying the diverse applications, and outlines some important perspectives.

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Measurements of soil gas radon in active fault systems: A case study along the North and East anatolian fault systems in Turkey

Cited by 58 publications

References 8 publications

Radon in soil and its concentration in the atmosphere around Mysore city, India

Radon in soil and its concentration in the atmosphere around Mysore city, India

Surface Radiation Survey at the Shepley?s Hill Remediation Site, Devens, Massachusettes

Radon applications in geosciences – Progress & perspectives

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