Abstract:
:The results of the studies presented in the paper have shown that in the Upper Silesian Region in Poland, radon indoor concentration levels depend first of all on the geological structure of the subsurface layers. The essential factors influencing radon migration ability are the mining-induced transformations of a rock mass. In some cases, significant variations of radon potential have been found at sites featuring similar geological structures and experiencing comparable mining effects. To find out the causes of these variations, studies involving geophysical methods such as electrical resistivity profiling (PE) and electrical resisitivity sounding (VES) were used. These studies have shown that the measurements made using the electrical resistivity method can be helpful in evaluating radon potential of both the tectonically disturbed areas and the mining-transformed ones.
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J Environ Radioactjournal_title
Journal of environmental radioactivityauthors
Wysocka M,Kotyrba A,Chalupnik S,Skowronek Jdoi
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.02.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-01-01 00:00:00pages
351-62issue
3eissn
0265-931Xissn
1879-1700pii
S0265-931X(05)00057-3journal_volume
82pub_type
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