A new method for the determination of geophysical parameters by radon concentration measurements in bore-hole

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1731-1735

  Papp, B ^a   Deak F ^a   Horváth, Á ^a   Kiss, Á ^a   Rajnai, G ^a   Szabo Cs ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Diffusion parameter; Monitoring method; Radium content; Radon

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; RADIUM; RADON; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

CHARACTERISTIC TIMES; DIFFUSION PARAMETER; DIFFUSION PARAMETERS; DRY NITROGENS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS; GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MONITORING METHOD; RADIUM CONTENT; RADIUM CONTENTS; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON GASSES; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENTS;

HOLE CONCENTRATION;

RADON;

BOREHOLE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIUM; RADON ISOTOPE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); METEOROLOGY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

GEOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN; RADON;

EID: 54249120732     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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