Current trends in radon detection issues and physical methods of measuring its activity in soil, water and air (in Kazan and its vicinity)

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The article deals with main problems of radon detection for provision of human life safety in office, living and other kinds of buildings. It analyses the most common ways of penetration of the gas under investigation into the buildings, dependence of its concentration on seasonal and meteorological parameters, kind of soil the building was erected on and geological-morphological characteristics of the site. Concrete results of radon activity measurements in water sources of Kazan, living houses basements and soil in the city and its suburbs are given.

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R N Apkin

Kazan state power engineering university

Email: moduvator@mail.ru
Kazan state power engineering university

A V Demidov

Kazan state power engineering university

Email: moduvator@mail.ru
Kazan state power engineering university

A A Zabelin

Kazan state power engineering university

Email: moduvator@mail.ru
Kazan state power engineering university

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Copyright (c) 2012 Apkin R.N., Demidov A.V., Zabelin A.A.

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