Radon applications in geosciences–Progress & perspectives

SM Barbosa, RV Donner, G Steinitz - The European Physical Journal …, 2015 - Springer
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 …

Radon transport in permeable geological environments

PS Miklyaev, TB Petrova, DV Shchitov… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article presents the results of a long-term soil radon and meteorological parameter
monitoring study in the fault zone at Mt. Beshtau, North Caucasus, which for more than 3 …

The dynamics of Rn-222 cyclic flow within the shallow geological subsurface media as a daily temporal variated source for exhalation into the air

A Benkovitz, H Zafrir, Y Reuveni - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Extensive research on the dynamics of radon gas (Rn-222) originating from the radioactive
decay of radium (Ra-226) in geological subsurface media, sheds light on its periodic release …

A Novel Assessment of the Surface Heat Flux Role in Radon (Rn-222) Gas Flow within Subsurface Geological Porous Media

A Benkovitz, H Zafrir, Y Reuveni - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
At present, Rn subsurface flow can be described only by diffusion and advection
transportation models within porous media that currently exist. Even though the temperature …

Seismic and radon signatures: A multiparametric approach to monitor surface dynamics of a hazardous 2021 rock–ice avalanche, Chamoli Himalaya

A Tiwari, K Sain, J Tiwari, A Kumar… - Earth Surface …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The observation of precursory signals of the 2021 Chamoli rock–ice avalanche provides an
opportunity to investigate the multidisciplinary analysis approach of rock failure. On 7 …

Decadal radon cycles in a hot spring

R Yan, H Woith, R Wang, G Wang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
A high-fidelity record covering nearly 40 years of water-dissolved radon from the hot spring
site of BangLazhang (BLZ), Southwestern China is presented to study multi-year …

Assessment of Rn-222 continuous time series for the identification of anomalous changes during moderate earthquakes of the Garhwal Himalaya

V Shukla, V Chauhan, N Kumar, D Hazarika - Applied Radiation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over years, soil radon (Rn-222) measurement was started at Multi-parametric Geophysical
Observatory (MPGO), Ghuttu, Garhwal Himalaya to assess the earthquake precursory …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term vs. short-term measurements in indoor Rn concentration monitoring: Establishing a procedure for assessing exposure potential (RnEP)

LJR Nunes, A Curado - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Radon (Rn-222 or Rn) is a naturally occurring chemical element that belongs to the
progeny of U-238 released from soil and rocks into the atmosphere, whose impact on …

Characteristic behavior of water radon associated with Wenchuan and Lushan earthquakes along Longmenshan fault

Q Ye, RP Singh, A He, S Ji, C Liu - Radiation Measurements, 2015 - Elsevier
In China, numerous subsurface, surface water well and spring parameters are being
monitored through a large network of stations distributed in China sponsored by China …

The impact of atmospheric and tectonic constraints on Radon-222 and carbon dioxide flow in geological porous media-a dozen-year research summary

H Zafrir, S Barbosa, E Levintal, N Weisbrod… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Long-term monitoring of Rn-222 and CO2 at a depth of several dozen meter at the Sde-
Eliezer site, located within one of the Dead Sea Fault Zone segments in northern Israel, has …