Soil radon concentration and volcanic activity of Mt. Etna before and after the 2002 eruption

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-245

  Imme G ^a   La Delfa, S ^a,b   Lo Nigro, S ^a   Morelli, D ^a   Patane G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b IRMA OMEGA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eruption; Mt. Etna; Radon

Indexed keywords

SEISMOLOGY; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; VOLCANOES;

CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; ERUPTION; ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY; MT. ETNA; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SOIL RADON CONCENTRATION; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

RADON;

EID: 33748163366     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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