Study on influence of soil and atmospheric parameters on radon/thoron exhalation rate in the Bangalore University campus, Bengaluru

In the present study, Radon (222 Rn) and Thoron (220 Rn) concentration have been measured in the Bangalore University Campus using RAD7 during the postmonsoon season. The results reveal that 222 Rn concentration ranged from 360 +- 146 to 643 +- 196 Bq/m3 with the geometric mean (GM) of 497 +- 173 Bq...

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description In the present study, Radon (222 Rn) and Thoron (220 Rn) concentration have been measured in the Bangalore University Campus using RAD7 during the postmonsoon season. The results reveal that 222 Rn concentration ranged from 360 +- 146 to 643 +- 196 Bq/m3 with the geometric mean (GM) of 497 +- 173 Bq/m3 whereas 220 Rn Concentration varied from 2668 +- 208 to 6128 +- 246 Bq/m3 with the GM of 4287 +- 262 Bq/m3 . The radon and thoron exhalation rates were also calculated and found to lie between 15.62 +- 6.34 and 27.91 +- 8.51 mBq/m2 /s with the GM of 21.58 +- 7.50 mBq/m2 /s and 1316 +- 102 and 3024 +- 121 mBq/m2 /s with the GM of 2115 +- 129 mBq/m2 /s, respectively. An attempt was made to see the dependence of radon/thoron exhalation rate on few soil and atmospheric parameters. The concentration of radon and thoron was observed to be normally distributed and hence arithmetic mean, GM and median were found to be nearly same.
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Physics
Radon
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Radon isotopes
relative humidity
soil temperature
Thoron
thoron exhalation rate
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