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Analysis of 222 Rn Surface Concentrations in the Basque Country (Spain): A Case Study of Heat Waves

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  • Natalia Alegría

    (Department of Energy Engineering, University of the Basque Country, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

  • Miguel Ángel Hernández-Ceballos

    (Department of Physics, University of Cordoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain)

  • Giorgia Cinelli

    (Laboratory of Observations and Measurements for the Climate and the Environment, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 21027, Ispra, Italy)

  • Igor Peñalva

    (Department of Energy Engineering, University of the Basque Country, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

  • Jose Miguel Muñoz

    (Department of Industry, Basque Government, 01003 Vitoria, Spain)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to characterize radon concentrations registered in the Radiological Surveillance Network of the Basque country in relation to local meteorological parameters, and to determine its behaviour under heatwave events. For this purpose, radon measurements and meteorological parameters from June 2012 to June 2015 were analysed at two sites, Bilbao and Vitoria (northern Spain), in a region characterized by complex orography, causing large temporal and spatial variability in meteorological conditions. Yearly, seasonal, and diurnal cycle differences and similarities were investigated at both sites. The temporal evolution of radon concentration was analysed at both sites during the two heatwave periods officially identified by the State Meteorological Agency (8–11 August 2012 and 17–23 August 2012). The analysis revealed two different patterns of radon concentrations, in terms of both time and intensity, under this synoptic pattern, making it also possible to identify regional transport channels of radon concentrations between the two sites. This set of results evidences the adequate position of both stations to represent the spatial and temporal evolution of radiological variables continuously in this region.

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  • Natalia Alegría & Miguel Ángel Hernández-Ceballos & Giorgia Cinelli & Igor Peñalva & Jose Miguel Muñoz, 2023. "Analysis of 222 Rn Surface Concentrations in the Basque Country (Spain): A Case Study of Heat Waves," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:2105-:d:1045328
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    1. Miguel Ángel Hernández-Ceballos & Fernando Legarda & Natalia Alegría, 2020. "Analysis of Alpha Activity Levels and Dependence on Meteorological Factors over a Complex Terrain in Northern Iberian Peninsula (2014–2018)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-12, October.
    2. Igor Čeliković & Gordana Pantelić & Ivana Vukanac & Jelena Krneta Nikolić & Miloš Živanović & Giorgia Cinelli & Valeria Gruber & Sebastian Baumann & Luis Santiago Quindos Poncela & Daniel Rabago, 2022. "Outdoor Radon as a Tool to Estimate Radon Priority Areas—A Literature Overview," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-21, January.
    3. Miguel Ángel Hernández-Ceballos & Natalia Alegría & Igor Peñalva & Jose Miguel Muñoz & Alejandro De la Torre & Fernando Legarda & Giorgia Cinelli, 2023. "Meteorological Approach in the Identification of Local and Remote Potential Sources of Radon: An Example in Northern Iberian Peninsula," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-17, January.
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