Fig. 1. Location of groundwater samples and lithology map of the study area.
Fig. 2. Relationship between EC and the cations Na(A), K(B), Ca(C), Mg(D), SiO2(F), and Ca-HCO3(E).
Fig. 3. Relationship between EC and the anions Cl(A), SO4(B), and Na-Cl(C), Cl-NO3(D), Ca-F(E).
Fig. 4. Histogram of uranium(A) and radon(B) contentrations in groundwater.
Fig. 5. Relationship between uranium and radon in the Mungyeong area.
Fig. 6. Relationship between U and pH(A), EC(B), Eh(C), DO(D), K(E), Na(F), Ca(G) and Mg(H).
Fig. 7. Relationship between Rn and pH(A), EC(B), Eh(C), DO(D), K(E), Na(F), Ca(G) and Mg(H).
Fig. 8. Box-and-whisker plots showing statistical variations of uranium(A) and radon(B) related to geology(Gr: Granite, Ls: Limestone, Sedi: Sedimentary rock).
Table 2. Statistical summary of uranium and radon concentrations in groundwater
Table 3. Uranium and radon concentrations
Table 1. Physiochemical properties of groundwater samples from Mungyeong area. Unit is mg/L unless noted otherwise
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