Current trends in radon detection issues and physical methods of measuring its activity in soil, water and air (in Kazan and its vicinity)
- Authors: Apkin RN1, Demidov AV1, Zabelin AA1
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Affiliations:
- Kazan state power engineering university
- Issue: No 1 (2012)
- Pages: 79-86
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/12386
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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