An experimental search for a correlation between outdoor 222Rn concentration and 210Pb activity in air particulate samples
This work was aimed to search for a correlation between outdoor 222Rn air concentration and 210Pb activity in particulate samples collected on a filter. The existence of a correlation could support the hypothesis that both 222Rn and its long-lived product 210Pb are embedded into the same ai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-3994/2018/1451-39941801112T.pdf |
| Summary: | This work was aimed to search for a correlation between outdoor 222Rn air
concentration and 210Pb activity in particulate samples collected on a
filter. The existence of a correlation could support the hypothesis that
both 222Rn and its long-lived product 210Pb are embedded into the same air
masses and undergo the same air transport phenomena. Lead-210 activity was
determined by means of gamma ray spectrometric measurement carried out a few
days after the sampling whereas 222Rn concentration was measured through a
commercial monitor. Experimental tests allowed to obtain a weak
correlation between 222Rn and 210Pb air concentration as a preliminary
result due to high uncertainties of outdoor 222Rn concentration measurements. |
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| ISSN: | 1451-3994 1452-8185 |