A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand

Experiments were carried out in seven test sites on three Quaternary alluvial and terrace deposit basins of northern Thailand, to test the possibility of using airborne equivalent uranium to predict geogenic indoor radon values of the region. The methodology was based on the correlation among soil g...

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Main Authors: Wattananikorn K., Emharuthai S., Wanaphongse P.
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Published: 2014
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-56252014-08-30T02:56:44Z A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand Wattananikorn K. Emharuthai S. Wanaphongse P. Experiments were carried out in seven test sites on three Quaternary alluvial and terrace deposit basins of northern Thailand, to test the possibility of using airborne equivalent uranium to predict geogenic indoor radon values of the region. The methodology was based on the correlation among soil gas permeability, soil radon concentration and indoor radon, as well as a relationship between soil radon and airborne uranium values. The methodology established works rather well when tested in areas of known indoor radon. Based on the predicted values that were obtained from this method, indoor radon in most areas of alluvial and terrace deposit basins of northern Thailand is less than 44 Bq / m3. There is no area in these basins where predicted indoor radon exceeds 74 Bq / m3. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 2014-08-30T02:56:44Z 2014-08-30T02:56:44Z 2008 Article 13504487 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.04.011 RMEAE http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40649093588&partnerID=40&md5=f5807c0d49298ba1d6152306d98cfc4e http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5625 English
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description Experiments were carried out in seven test sites on three Quaternary alluvial and terrace deposit basins of northern Thailand, to test the possibility of using airborne equivalent uranium to predict geogenic indoor radon values of the region. The methodology was based on the correlation among soil gas permeability, soil radon concentration and indoor radon, as well as a relationship between soil radon and airborne uranium values. The methodology established works rather well when tested in areas of known indoor radon. Based on the predicted values that were obtained from this method, indoor radon in most areas of alluvial and terrace deposit basins of northern Thailand is less than 44 Bq / m3. There is no area in these basins where predicted indoor radon exceeds 74 Bq / m3. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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author Wattananikorn K.
Emharuthai S.
Wanaphongse P.
spellingShingle Wattananikorn K.
Emharuthai S.
Wanaphongse P.
A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand
author_facet Wattananikorn K.
Emharuthai S.
Wanaphongse P.
author_sort Wattananikorn K.
title A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand
title_short A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand
title_full A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand
title_fullStr A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand
title_full_unstemmed A feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern Thailand
title_sort feasibility study of geogenic indoor radon mapping from airborne radiometric survey in northern thailand
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