The transport mechanisms of (222)Rn in soil at Tateishi as an anomaly spot in Japan

Appl Radiat Isot. 2005 Sep;63(3):401-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.03.012.

Abstract

The (222)Rn concentration profiles in soil have been measured at an anomaly spot in Tateishi, Japan. In winter, the concentrations were low and showed a negative gradient with depth, but in other seasons, the concentration had both positive and negative gradients with depth, and dramatically changed by time. On the assumption that there was ventilation in deep layers and with driving forces of wind and temperatures, these phenomena were successfully explained. This finding would contribute to a numerical model for (222)Rn transport in soil.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Radioisotopes / analysis
  • Radioisotopes / chemistry*
  • Radon / analysis
  • Radon / chemistry*
  • Scintillation Counting
  • Seasons
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*

Substances

  • Radioisotopes
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
  • Radon