Published October 2014 | Version v1
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Radon concentration in spring water of Mt. Kirishima and its seasonal variation

Creators

  • 1. National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 2. Kumamoto Univ., Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto (Japan)

Description

Spatial distribution of radon concentration in spring water and its seasonal variation were investigated at Mt. Kirishima. Springs distributed at the elevation of 160 to 480m and 760 to 1063m have high radon concentration and those are mainly on the Middle to Late Pleistocene volcanic rocks. Seasonal variation of radon concentration was found on the 7 spring sites and examined. As a result, the condition of groundwater flow near the spring site would be affected to the seasonal variation of radon concentration without rainfall infiltration or volcanic gas. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.3769/radioisotopes.63.471

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.3769/radioisotopes.63.471;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radioisotopes (Tokyo)
Journal Volume
63
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 471-479
ISSN
0033-8303

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
46028468
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ABUNDANCE; GROUND WATER; PLEISTOCENE EPOCH; RADON 222; RAIN WATER; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; VOLCANIC GASES; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; WATER INFLUX; WATER SPRINGS
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CENOZOIC ERA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; GEOLOGIC AGES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; QUATERNARY PERIOD; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; ROCKS; VARIATIONS; WATER

Optional Information

Notes
21 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.