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Russian Geology and Geophysics

2008 year, number 12

Soil-to-dwelling radon isotope ratio in the Baikal region

B.P. Chernyago, A.I. Nepomnyashchikh, G.I. Kalinovskii
Institute of Geochemistry, Siberian Branch of the RAS, 1a ul. Favorskogo, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia
Keywords: Radiogeochemistry, radon isotopes, soil gas radon, indoor radon
Pages: 971-977

Abstract

Relations between indoor and soil gas radon were experimentally studied in villages of the Baikal region. On the basis of the obtained data, the soil-to-indoor radon ratio was calculated, which can be used for prediction of radon pollution in buildings of the same kind.