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http://dx.doi.org/10.5806/AST.2015.28.5.353

Study on 222Rn reduction rate in boiling groundwater  

Kim, MoonSu (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Hyun-Koo (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Park, Sun-Wha (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Hyoung-Seop (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Ju, Byoung-Kyu (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Dong-Su (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Cho, Sung-Jin (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Yang, Jae-Ha (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kwon, Oh-Sang (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Tae-Seung (National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Analytical Science and Technology / v.28, no.5, 2015 , pp. 353-360 More about this Journal
Abstract
Boiling is an efficient removal method to reduce radon in groundwater when ventilating indoor air. 13 groundwater samples with various radon concentrations were used to evaluate the reduction rate of radon with heating temperature and time. The groundwater samples were obtained by Bladder pump and on-situ measurements such as dissolved oxygen (DO) and hydrogen concentration (pH) and so on were carried out by a flow cell system isolated from the ambient atmosphere environment. All samples for measuring radon in groundwater were analyzed by liquid scintillation counter (LSC). The experiment result showed that increasing groundwater temperature enhanced radon removal rate but the initial radon concentration with high level lowered the removal rate. This means that radon reduction in groundwater by heating needs more heating energy and longer heating time with radon concentrations. Radon removal rate in groundwater, therefore, mainly depends on the initial radon concentration, heating temperature, and heating time.
Keywords
Radon; Liquid scintillation counter; heating; radon removal rate;
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