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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 56:157-160 (1994)
© 1994 Oxford University Press

Atmospheric Radon: Origin and Transfer

N. Segovia, E. Tamez, P. Peņa, I. Gaso, F. Mireles, I. Davila and L. Quirino

Atmospheric indoor and outdoor radon surveys have been performed in several locations of Mexico. In order to estimate the radon transfer from different origins to the atmosphere, soil and ground water, together with the exhalation rate from bare and coated building materials have also been studied. The radon detection was performed with SSNTD, an automatic silicon-based radon monitor and the liquid scintillation technique. The results from several years of monitoring indicate that the atmospheric radon behaviour is different for the countryside as compared with more complex inhabited regions; transfer from soil being inhibited by the specific structures of the cities. The effect of wall coatings reduced from 50% to 90% the radon exhalation from bare building materials. A low radon content was observed in the ground water samples studied.


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