Recent data on radon entry into the human environment
https://doi.org/10.29235/1561-8323-2021-65-3-355-360
Abstract
Radon transported from the atmosphere to the earth’s surface is shown to have a significant role in the formation of its concentration levels in the lowest atmospheric layers. The amount of radon escaping from the atmosphere with sporadically occurred rainfalls is quantitatively comparable with the amounts emitted from the soil into the atmosphere. A stable dependence has been established between the radon concentration levels in the surface atmosphere and the air humidity
About the Authors
M. I. Autushka
Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Autushka Mikhail I. – Ph. D. (Geology and Mineralogy), Lead researcher
4, Fedyuninsky Str., 246007, Gomel, Republic of Belarus
A. V. Matveyev
Institute for Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Matveyev Aleksey V. – Academician, D. Sc. (Geology and Mineralogy), Chief researcher
10, F. Skoryna Str., 220114, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
S. A. Isachenko
Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Isachenko Sergei A. – Senior researcher
4, Fedyuninsky Str., 246007, Gomel, Republic of Belarus
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