title: Radon soil gas measurements in a geological versatile region as basis to improve the prediction of areas with a high radon potential.
abstract: With the aim to predict the radon potential by geological data, radon soil gas measurements were made in a selected region in Styria, Austria. This region is characterised by mean indoor radon potentials of 130-280 Bq m(-3) and a high geological diversity. The distribution of the individual measuring sites was selected on the basis of geological aspects and the distribution of area settlements. In this work, the radon soil gas activity concentration and the soil permeability were measured at 100 sites, each with three single measurements. Furthermore, the local dose rate was determined and soil samples were taken at each site to determine the activity concentration of natural radionuclides. During two investigation periods, long-term soil gas radon measurements were made to study the time dependency of the radon activity concentration. All the results will be compared and investigated for correlation among each other to improve the prediction of areas with high radon potential.
authors.affiliation: LLC-Laboratory Arsenal, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal 214, Vienna 1030, Austria Vienna University of Technology, Karlsplatz 13, Vienna 1040, Austria franz.kabrt@mailz.at.
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kabrt
authors.affiliation: LLC-Laboratory Arsenal, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal 214, Vienna 1030, Austria.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seidel
authors.affiliation: LLC-Laboratory Arsenal, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal 214, Vienna 1030, Austria.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Physics, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, Vienna 1090, Austria.
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Friedmann
authors.affiliation: LLC-Laboratory Arsenal, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal 214, Vienna 1030, Austria.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rechberger
authors.affiliation: LLC-Laboratory Arsenal, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal 214, Vienna 1030, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuff
authors.affiliation: LLC-Laboratory Arsenal, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Faradaygasse 3, Arsenal 214, Vienna 1030, Austria Vienna University of Technology, Karlsplatz 13, Vienna 1040, Austria BEV-Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying, Arltgasse 35, Vienna 1160, Austria.
authors.forename: Franz Josef
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Maringer
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D001317:Austria; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D005740:Gases; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon