title: Radon concentration in soil gas: a comparison of methods.
abstract: Various methods to determine 222Rn concentration in soil gas were tested at two sites with different soil types in a depth of about 1 m. They included instantaneous (spot), continuous (real-time) and time-averaging procedures. The first test site had a porous soil with high gravel content. At this site, radon concentrations obtained with the different methods agreed within the error limits of the procedures. The other site exhibited a largely impermeable clay soil and at this site, the measured radon concentrations differed up to a factor of two depending on the method. The applicability of the various procedures in the field is discussed.
authors.affiliation: GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Radiation Protection, Neuherberg, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruckerbauer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis*; D005858:Germany; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D012987:Soil; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon