A comparison between active and passive techniques for measurements of radon emanation factors

Some radon related parameters have been determined through two different techniques (passive and active) in soil and phosphogypsum samples. Emanation factors determined through these techniques show a good agreement for soil samples while for phosphogympsum samples appear large discrepancies. In thi...

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Published in:Applied radiation and isotopes 2009-05, Vol.67 (5), p.849-853
Main Authors: López-Coto, I., Mas, J.L., San Miguel, E.G., Bolivar, J.P., Sengupta, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calcium Sulfate - analysis
Phosphorus - analysis
Radiation Monitoring - methods
Radon - analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Soil - analysis
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Summary:Some radon related parameters have been determined through two different techniques (passive and active) in soil and phosphogypsum samples. Emanation factors determined through these techniques show a good agreement for soil samples while for phosphogympsum samples appear large discrepancies. In this paper, these discrepancies are analyzed and explained if non-controlled radon leakages in the passive technique are taken into account.
ISSN:0969-8043
1872-9800
DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.045