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 …

Radon emission from soil gases in the active fault zones in the Capital of China and its environmental effects

Z Chen, Y Li, Z Liu, J Wang, X Zhou, J Du - Scientific reports, 2018‏ - nature.com
The release of radon in active fault zones is a sustained radioactive pollution source of the
atmospheric environment. The species, concentration and flux of radon emitted in soil gas in …

Radon in air and water

JD Appleton - Essentials of medical geology: Revised edition, 2012‏ - Springer
Radon is a natural radioactive gas that you cannot see, smell, or taste and that can only be
detected with special equipment. It is produced by the radioactive decay of radium, which in …

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 …

Spatial vent opening probability map of Etna volcano (Sicily, Italy)

A Cappello, M Neri, V Acocella, G Gallo, A Vicari… - Bulletin of …, 2012‏ - Springer
We produce a spatial probability map of vent opening (susceptibility map) at Etna, using a
statistical analysis of structural features of flank eruptions of the last 2 ky. We exploit a …

Hereditary mathematical model of the dynamics of radon accumulation in the accumulation chamber

D Tverdyi, E Makarov, R Parovik - Mathematics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Mathematical modeling is used to study the hereditary mechanism of the accumulation of
radioactive radon gas in a chamber with gas-discharge counters at several observation …

Distinguishing contributions to diffuse CO2 emissions in volcanic areas from magmatic degassing and thermal decarbonation using soil gas 222Rn–δ13C systematics …

MM Parks, S Caliro, G Chiodini, DM Pyle… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Between January 2011 and April 2012, Santorini volcano (Greece) experienced a
period of unrest characterised by the onset of detectable seismicity and caldera-wide uplift …

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 …

Increased radon-222 in soil gas because of cumulative seismicity at active faults

K Koike, T Yoshinaga, T Ueyama, H Asaue - Earth, Planets and Space, 2014‏ - Springer
This study demonstrates how the radon-222 (222 Rn) concentration of soil gas at an active
fault is sensitive to cumulative recent seismicity by examining seven active faults in western …