Radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the King George Island (West Antarctica)
Results of 253 gamma spectrometric analyses of radon daughters in soil and bedrocks of the King George Island (West Antarctica) are presented. Measured values range from 0.1 to 58.4 Bq/kg, and from 4.9 to 75.5 Bq/kg for 214Bi and 208Tl respectively, but most measurements fall in the lower part of th...
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ftingv:oai:www.earth-prints.org:2122/888 2024-06-09T07:39:31+00:00 Radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the King George Island (West Antarctica) Solecki, A. T. Solecki, A. T.; Institute of Geological Sciences Wrocl/aw Univeristy, Wrocl/aw, Poland Department of Antarctic Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Institute of Geological Sciences Wrocl/aw Univeristy, Wrocl/aw, Poland Department of Antarctic Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 2005 574919 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2122/888 en eng INGV Annals of Geophysics 1/48 (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/2122/888 open Antarctica radon uranium thorium spectrometry 04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.99. General or miscellaneous article 2005 ftingv 2024-05-15T08:04:29Z Results of 253 gamma spectrometric analyses of radon daughters in soil and bedrocks of the King George Island (West Antarctica) are presented. Measured values range from 0.1 to 58.4 Bq/kg, and from 4.9 to 75.5 Bq/kg for 214Bi and 208Tl respectively, but most measurements fall in the lower part of this range due to predominantly basaltic character of the geological basement. Obtained gamma spectrometric data correspond well to very low soil gas radon content measured by means of Kodak LR115 being below 454 Bqm-3. Low soil gas radon content and characteristic type of architecture is responsible for low indoor radon activity in Arctowski Station being as low as 10- 15 Bqm-3. The highest 105 Bqm-3 indoor Rn activity has been measured in the greenhouse bungalow of the station. This increased value was probably connected with the presence of about 1000 kg of imported soil material in the greenhouse room of the bungalow. Local zones of increased uranium and thorium content, discovered as a result of radiometric mapping, can potentaily influence atmospheric radon used for meteorological interpretation. Published JCR Journal open Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica King George Island West Antarctica Earth-Prints (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Arctowski ENVELOPE(-58.467,-58.467,-62.167,-62.167) Arctowski Station ENVELOPE(-58.482,-58.482,-62.153,-62.153) King George Island West Antarctica |
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Results of 253 gamma spectrometric analyses of radon daughters in soil and bedrocks of the King George Island (West Antarctica) are presented. Measured values range from 0.1 to 58.4 Bq/kg, and from 4.9 to 75.5 Bq/kg for 214Bi and 208Tl respectively, but most measurements fall in the lower part of this range due to predominantly basaltic character of the geological basement. Obtained gamma spectrometric data correspond well to very low soil gas radon content measured by means of Kodak LR115 being below 454 Bqm-3. Low soil gas radon content and characteristic type of architecture is responsible for low indoor radon activity in Arctowski Station being as low as 10- 15 Bqm-3. The highest 105 Bqm-3 indoor Rn activity has been measured in the greenhouse bungalow of the station. This increased value was probably connected with the presence of about 1000 kg of imported soil material in the greenhouse room of the bungalow. Local zones of increased uranium and thorium content, discovered as a result of radiometric mapping, can potentaily influence atmospheric radon used for meteorological interpretation. Published JCR Journal open |
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Solecki, A. T.; Institute of Geological Sciences Wrocl/aw Univeristy, Wrocl/aw, Poland Department of Antarctic Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Institute of Geological Sciences Wrocl/aw Univeristy, Wrocl/aw, Poland Department of Antarctic Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland |
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Radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the King George Island (West Antarctica) |
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Radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the King George Island (West Antarctica) |
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Radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the King George Island (West Antarctica) |
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Radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the King George Island (West Antarctica) |
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Radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the King George Island (West Antarctica) |
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radon and thoron daughter activities in the environment of the king george island (west antarctica) |
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ENVELOPE(-58.467,-58.467,-62.167,-62.167) ENVELOPE(-58.482,-58.482,-62.153,-62.153) |
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Arctowski Arctowski Station King George Island West Antarctica |
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Arctowski Arctowski Station King George Island West Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctica King George Island West Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctica King George Island West Antarctica |
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