<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

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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...

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

Published Online: Sep 10, 2016

Page range: 269 - 273

Received: Jan 25, 2016

Accepted: Apr 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0045

Keywords
accumulation chambers, exhalation rate, measurement techniques, radon

© 2016 Beata Kozłowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Sep 10, 2016

Page range: 269 - 273

Received: Jan 25, 2016

Accepted: Apr 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0045

Keywordsaccumulation chambers, exhalation rate, measurement techniques, radon

© 2016 Beata Kozłowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
accumulation chambers, exhalation rate, measurement techniques, radon