• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.847-856
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• 2019

오늘날 경제의 발전과 함께 여러 가지 환경 문제가 발생했다. 자연스레 사람들은 환경에 대한 관심이 높아졌으며 특히 식수에 대한 안전성과 오염도 조사에 대한 중요성이 부각되고 있다. 우리나라 국민들이 식수로 이용하는 지하수에서 우라늄 및 ²²²Rn 이 다수 지역에서 검출되고 있다. 따라서 이 연구는 지하수 내포함된 ²²²Rn 농도를 측정하는데 보다 정확한 측정을 위한 방법을 알아보고자 한다. 실험은 알파, 베타 펄스의 분석이 용이한 펄스파형분석 기능을 가진 저 준위 액체섬광계수기를 이용하여 실험하였다. 지하수 시료와 혼합하는 섬광체의 조제, 유효기간은 시간이 지날수록 검출값은 낮아지고, 에너지 스펙트럼도 낮은 쪽으로 channel 이동이 있었다. 섬광체의 구입시기가 오래 될수록, 개봉한 후 방치시간이 지날수록 검출값이 낮아짐을 확인했다. 사용목적이 다른 섬광체를 사용했을 경우 channel 이동으로 에너지를 확인할 수 있다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-53
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• 2003

The results of the measured specific activities of Rn-222 in water for public water supply pump houses (wells) of Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia using the HP-Ge gamma-spectrometer, are described. The average of the specific radioactivies for the Rn-222 were for the station “Centre” 82.59 Bq/l, station “Combinat” 91.35 Bq/l and station “Makh” 158.25 Bq/l, respectively.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.376-378
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• 2005

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.41-54
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• 1991

라돈 및 붕괴생성물의 호흡에 의한 인체 피폭선량의 제어가능성을 찾기 위해 다음과 같은 과정을 거쳤다. 1) 라돈에 관련된 기존모델을 토양 기공모델, 실내붕괴 모델, 폐선량계산모델로 분류해석하고, 2) topology이론에 따라 물리유추개념으로써 회로망으로 전환하여, 라돈환경계통을 정식화, 검증계산을 거쳐, 3) 모의계산으로 선량감도를 분석하여 최적 매개변수의 범위를 모색하였다. 매개변수인 환기율, 침적율, 부착율가 제어범위내 변화될 때, 정식화된 111원 연립방정식의 해를 구하여 선량감도를 분석하였으며, 제어매개변수의 선량감도에 의한 효과를 3차원으로 도식화하였다. 본 연구 수행결과, 제어매개변수 변화에 따른 실내의 $^{222}Rn$ 및 Rn-D의 농도 변화과정은 새롭게 해석할 수 있는 벡터감도단층모형으로, 일부 제어매개변수의 조합변화에 따른 선량감도는 3차원 그래프모형으로 나타낼 수 있었다. 선량감도의 3차원 그래프에서는 실내환경의 대표적 매개변수 값 범위에서 변곡점이 나타났으며, 일반적으로 높은 환기조건$(>1h^{-1})$하에서는 공기정화에 의하여 선량이 전반적으로 증가되나, 불충분한 환기조건$(<0.5h^{-1})$하에서는 공기정화에 의하여, 선량이 40%정도로 감소되는 것으로 나타났다 (* 라돈 및 붕괴생성물은 이하 $^{222}Rn$ 및 Rn-D로 통일한다.)

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.275-278
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• 2002

The recognition of the natural background radiation is important not only for radiological education but also for the promotion of people's scientific view about radiation. We made a "room" on the web showing natural background radiation as part of a VRM (Virtual Radiation Museum). The "room" shows the video images of the tracks of charged particles from natural background radiation, alpha and beta ray track from known sources using a Large Scale Diffusion Cloud Chamber. The purpose of this study is to make clear the origin of a kind of track (named A-track) which is thick and easy to recognize with the length less than several cm in the cloud chamber, and to make numerical explanation of its counting rate. The study was carried out using a Large Scale Diffusion Cloud Chamber (Phywe, Germany) installed in the Niigata Science Museum. The Model RNC (Pylon Electronics, Canada) was used as Rn-222 source. Ra-226 activity in RNC was 111.6 Bq calibrated with NIST protocol. Rn-222 gas was injected into the cloud chamber. Continuous video recording with use of Digital Handycam (SONY, Japan) was carried out for 360 min. after injection of Rn-222 gas. The number of alpha-ray track (alpha track) in the video images was analyzed. The growth and decay curve of the total activity of Rn-222 and its alpha emitting progeny were calculated and compared with the count of the alpha tracks. As a result the alpha tracks formed by Rn-222 injection resemble A-Tracks. The relationship between A-track in the cloud chamber and atmospheric Rn is discussed.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2020

In this work, ²²²Rn activity, major dissolved ions, and microbial community in ground- and surface waters were investigated to characterize groundwater inflow to the stream located in an urban area, Daejeon, Korea. The measured ²²²Rn activities in groundwater and stream water ranged from 136 to 231 Bq L^-1 and 0.3 to 48.8 Bq L^-1, respectively. The spatial distributions of ²²²Rn activity in the stream strongly suggested groundwater inflow to the stream. The change of geochemical composition of the stream water indicated the effect of groundwater discharge became more pronounced as the stream flows downstream. Furthermore, microbial community composition of the stream water had good similarity to that of groundwater, which is another evidence of groundwater discharge. Although groundwater inflow could not be estimated quantitatively in this study, the results can provide useful information to understand interactions between groundwater and surface water, and determine hydrological processes governing groundwater recharge and hydrogeological cycles of dissolved substances such as nutrients and trace metals.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.395-401
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• 2016

Background: Liquid scintillation counters (LSCs) are commonly used as an analytical method for detecting $^{222}Rn$ in groundwater because they involve a simple sample pretreatment and allow high throughout with an autosampler. The Quantulus 1220 is the best-selling LSC in Korea, but its production was stopped. Recently, a new type of LSC, the 300SL, was introduced. In this study, the 300SL was compared with the Quantulus 1220 in order to evaluate the ability of each apparatus to detect $^{222}Rn$ in groundwater. Materials and Methods: The Quantulus 1220 and 300SL were used to detect the presence of $^{222}Rn$. Radon gas was extracted from a groundwater sample using a water-immiscible cocktail in a LSC vial. The optimal analytical conditions for each LSC were determined using a $^{222}Rn$ calibration source prepared with a $^{226}Ra$ source. Results and Discussion: The optimal pulse shape analysis level for alpha and beta separation was 80 for the Quantulus 1220, and the corresponding pulse length index was 12 in the 300SL. The counting efficiency of the Quantulus 1220 for alpha emissions was similar to that of the 300SL, but the background count rate of the Quantulus 1220 was 10 times lower than that of the 300SL. The minimum detectable activity of the Quantulus 1220 was $0.08Bq{\cdot}L^{-1}$, while that of the 300SL was $0.20Bq{\cdot}L^{-1}$. The analytical results regarding $^{222}Rn$ in groundwater were less than 10% different between these LSCs. Conclusion: The 300SL is an LSC that is comparable to the Quantulus 1220 for detecting $^{222}Rn$ in groundwater. Both LSCs can be applied to determine the levels of $^{222}Rn$ in groundwater under the management of the Ministry of Environment.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.415-424
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• 1998

In order to investigate soil-gas $^{222}Rn$ concentrations, Kwanak Campus (Seoul National University), Boeun (Choong-buk) and Gapyung (Kyonggi) areas were selected and classified depending on their base rock types. Radon risk indices of these study areas decrease in the order of Gapyung>Kwanak Campus>Boeun areas, and in the order of rock type as banded gneiss>granite gneiss>granite>black slate-shale>mica schist>shale-lirnestone>phyllite-schist. Radon emanating trends with water content and grain size of soils were assessed by modified Morse 3 min. method. Radon emanation increases with the increase of water content in soils which is lower than 6~16 wt.%, and decreases in the range of higher than 6-16 wt. %. It shows that Rn emanation increases with the decrease of soil grain size. Radioactivity analysis of radionuclides of 238U series in some soil samples shows that radioactive disequilibrium state between $^{226}Ra$ and $^{238}U$ exists owing to different geochemical behavior of each radionuclide, and, it is necessary to carry out radioactive isotope geochemical approach for soil-gas $^{222}Rn$ study.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1991년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.753-756
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• 1991

This paper aimed to analyse dose sensitivity to the controllable parameters of in-door radon $(^{222}Rn)$ and its decay products(Rn-D) by applying the input-output linear system theory. Physical behaviors of $^{222}Rn$ & Rn-D were analyzed in terms of $^{222}Rn$ gas generation, -migation and - infiltration to indoor environments, and the performance output-function(i.e. mean dose equivalent to Tracho-Bronchial(TB) lung region was assessed to the following ranges of the controllable parameters; a) the ventilation rate constant $({\lambda}_v)$ : $0{\sun}500[h^{-1}]$. b) the attachment rate constant$({\lambda}_a)$ : 0-500 $[h^{-1}]$. c) deposition rate constant $({\lambda}{_{d}^{u}})$: 0-50$[h^{-1}]$. A linear input-output model was reconstructed from the original models in literatures, as follows, which was modified into the matrices consisting of 111 nodal equations. a) indoor ${222}Rn$ & Rn-D Behaviour: jacobi- Porstendorfer- Bruno model. b) lung dosimerty : Jacobi-Eisfeld model. Some of the major findings, which identify the effectiveness of this model, were as follows. a) ${\lambda}_v$ is most effective, dominant controllable parameters in dose reduction, if mechanical ventilation is applied. b) ${\lambda}_v$, depending on the air particle-concentration, reduces the dose somewhat within ${\lambda}_v$<1 $h^{-1}R range. However, the dose increases conversely, ${\lambda}_v$>1 $h^{-1}R range range. c) ${\lambda}{_{d}^{4}}$ reduces the dose linearly as ${\lambda}_v$ dose. Such dose(z-axis) sentivities are shown with three-dimensional plots whoes x,y-axes are combined 2out the 3 parameter${\lambda}_v{\lambda}_s,\;{\lambda}_d^s$.

• 분석과학
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2013

짧은 반감기(3.82일)로 인하여 표준물질이 없어서 $^{226}Ra$ 표준선원을 이용하여 액체섬광계수기(Liquid Scintillation Counter)의 측정효율을 산정한 후 구하는 $^{222}Rn$ 농도 분석의 정도 관리를 위해서 blank(바탕)시료, 중복시료, 원수 채취전과 후의 시료 분석을 수행하였다. 현장 바탕시료는 0.44~6.28 pCi/L, 실험실 바탕시료는 1.66~4.95 pCi/L 값을 보였다. 둘 사이의 상관계수는 0.9691이였으며, 현장시료채취, 시료 이동, 시료 보관 상태에서 다른 오염원은 없었음을 확인하였다. 65개의 원시료와 중복시료의 상관계수는 0.9987을 보였다. 라돈은 불활성 기체이므로 시료를 채취할 때 손실에 의해 지하수 중 라돈 농도에 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료되어 증류수를 이용하여 현장 지하수 시료 채취 전과 후로 구분하여 비교분석하였으나 유의한 농도차이를 보이지 않았다.