Variations in Soil Radon Levels During Winter and Spring Periodsстатья
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Аннотация:Radon poses significant health risk due to inhalation and subsequentα-decay of its progeny and is the second biggest causeof lung cancer worldwide. In Russian Federation, radon flux density(RFD) measurements are performed routinely to assessradon safety of land lots before construction takes place. This study aims to show possible ‘weather’-influenced variations inRFD and radon activity concentration (RAC) that can occur during winter and spring periods in climatic conditions typicalAQ7for territories with severe snowy winters. Results show that RFD correlates with weather, having a significant correlation withambient air temperature in winter as well as spring periods and a weakinverse correlation with wind speed. In spring, RFD alsoresponds to an increase in soil moisture, dropping severely because of rainfall. RAC, however, correlates very little with weatherbut has a weak inverse correlation with RFD