Recent progress in radon-based monitoring as seismic and volcanic precursor: A critical review

N Morales-Simfors, RA Wyss… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Prediction of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions has concerned researchers for many
decades. Several precursors (eg seismic, geodetic, geochemical, geological, atmospheric …

Radon on Mt. Etna (Italy): a useful tracer of geodynamic processes and a potential health hazard to populations

S Giammanco, P Bonfanti, M Neri - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Radon gas and its radioactive daughters have been extensively studied on Mt. Etna, both in
local volcanic rocks and in all types of fluid emissions from the volcano (crater gases …

Unrest signals after 46 years of quiescence at cumbre vieja, La Palma, Canary Islands

PA Torres-González, N Luengo-Oroz… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Monogenetic eruptions are the most common volcanic activity in the world. However, unrest
monitoring data are scarce due to the long intervening quiescence periods. This study …

Estimation of lung cancer deaths attributable to indoor radon exposure in upper northern Thailand

K Somsunun, T Prapamontol, C Pothirat… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking. In upper
northern Thailand (UNT), lung cancer incidence was frequently reported by Thailand …

High seasonal variations of the radon exhalation from soil surface in the fault zones (Baikal and North Caucasus regions)

PS Miklyaev, TB Petrova, AM Marennyy… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The seasonal variations of radon exhalation rate from soil surface were studied in two
seismically active regions of the Russian Federation-the Baikal rift and the North Caucasus …

Continuous radon monitoring during seven years of volcanic unrest at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy)

C Sabbarese, F Ambrosino, G Chiodini… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
This is a seven-year study (1/7/2011-31/12/2017) of radon monitoring at two sites of Campi
Flegrei caldera (Neaples, Southern Italy) that in the last 70 years experienced repeated …

Geochemical and geophysical effects of tectonic activity in faulted areas of the North China Craton

Z Chen, Y Li, Z Liu, H He, G Martinelli, C Lu, Z Gao - Chemical Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluid geochemistry in active fault zones has been proven to be sensitive to tectonic activity.
The North China Craton (NCC) has attracted much attention because of its complex and …

Radon signature of CO2 flux constrains the depth of degassing: Furnas volcano (Azores, Portugal) versus Syabru-Bensi (Nepal Himalayas)

F Girault, F Viveiros, C Silva, S Thapa, JE Pacheco… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Substantial terrestrial gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), are associated with
active volcanoes and hydrothermal systems. However, while fundamental for the prediction …

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 …

Characterization of radon levels in soil and groundwater in the North Maladeta Fault area (Central Pyrenees) and their effects on indoor radon concentration in a …

V Moreno, J Bach, M Zarroca, L Font, C Roqué… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Radon levels in the soil and groundwater in the North Maladeta Fault area (located in the
Aran Valley sector, Central Pyrenees) are analysed from both geological and radiation …