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Seasonal variations in soil radon emanation: long-term continuous monitoring in light of seismicity

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  • Sedat İnan
  • Alican Kop
  • Hasan Çetin
  • Furkan Kulak
  • Zümer Pabuçcu
  • Cemil Seyis
  • Semih Ergintav
  • Onur Tan
  • Ruhi Saatçılar
  • M. Bodur

Abstract

Soil gas radon release patterns have been monitored continuously for more than 3 years in the Eastern Mediterranean Province (EMP) (Southern Turkey), alongside regional seismic events, providing a multidisciplinary approach. In the period from January 2008 to January 2011, 14 earthquakes M L ≥4 occurred in the study area. By monitoring the sites for more than 3 years, the site-characteristic patterns of soil radon emanation of each site have become evident. Radon emanation data show seasonal (semi-annual) variation characteristics; high soil radon values are between May and October and low soil radon values are between November and April. With available rainfall data, the soil gas radon data can be more reliably evaluated. It is shown in this paper that if radon emanation data are available over sufficiently long periods of time and baseline data (and their seasonal variations) are known with certainty for each monitoring site, then the observation of positive anomalies might provide a correlation or connection to seismic activity. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

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  • Sedat İnan & Alican Kop & Hasan Çetin & Furkan Kulak & Zümer Pabuçcu & Cemil Seyis & Semih Ergintav & Onur Tan & Ruhi Saatçılar & M. Bodur, 2012. "Seasonal variations in soil radon emanation: long-term continuous monitoring in light of seismicity," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 62(2), pages 575-591, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:62:y:2012:i:2:p:575-591
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0096-6
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    1. Gaia Soldati & Maria Grazia Ciaccio & Antonio Piersanti & Valentina Cannelli & Gianfranco Galli, 2022. "Active Monitoring of Residential Radon in Rome: A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-16, October.
    2. Cemil Seyis & Sedat İnan & M. Namık Yalçın, 2022. "Major factors affecting soil radon emanation," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 114(2), pages 2139-2162, November.

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