Abstract
Formulas relating the activity concentration under the ground surface, the rate of emanation from the ground surface and the activity concentration in the air, of natural Radon gas, were derived in terms of the common parameters such as soil porosity, Radon diffusion coefficient, soil gas flow velocity and the so-called effective turbulent diffusion coefficient of the air. The formulas were verified by taking some numerical examples.
Keywords
- Activity Concentration
- Soil Porosity
- Turbulent Diffusion Coefficient
- Radon Activity Concentration
- Radon Flux
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Soedojo, P. (1988). A Theory on the Transport and Distribution of Radon. In: King, CY., Scarpa, R. (eds) Modeling of Volcanic Processes. Earth Evolution Sciences. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-89414-4_8
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