• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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• 2002.09a
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• pp.279-281
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• 2002

The results of the specific radioactivity study for Rn-222 in mineral spring water of Khalzan mountain and Janchivlan of Mongolia, using the HP-Ge gamma-spectrometer, are discussed. Some physical and chemical properties in some sample of mineral spring water are determined.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.130-131
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• 2000

라돈(Rn-222)은 우라늄(U-238) 방사능계열의 원소로서 라듐(Ra-226)의 붕괴시 자연생성되는 가스상 물질이다. 화학적으로는 불활성이며 무색, 무취의 특성을 가지고 있다. 공기보다 8∼9배 무겁기 때문에 지표면 가깝게 존재하므로 인체노출이 쉬운 물질로 알려져 있다. 라돈은 최근까지도 온천 등지에서 건강에 매우 좋은 원소로 알려져 왔으나 사실은 기준치 이상의 라돈을 마시거나 호흡했을 경우, 치명적인 폐암을 유발시킨다는 것이 밝혀졌다(Doull et al, 1999) (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.237-238
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• 2001

라돈(Rn-222)은 우라늄(U-238) 방사능계열의 원소로서 라듐(Ra-226)의 알파($\alpha$)붕괴시 자연생성되는 가스상 물질이다. 암석 내에서 생성되어 공극내에서 물에 용해된 라돈은 붕괴하지 않고 상태를 유지하게 되는데 이런 라돈이 존재하는 암석층으로부터 지하수를 취수할 경우, 상당량의 라돈이 지하수속에 용해되어 있을 수 있다. 이렇게 용해된 상당량의 라돈은 실내공기로 휘발하면서 주변으로 확산하게 된다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.279-281
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• 2000

발암성 물질로 알려진 라돈($^{222}Rn$)은 원래 불활성기체로 자연계에 널리 존재하는 자연방사능으로 암석이나 토양 같은 지각물질에서 발생하는 우라늄($^{238}U$) 붕괴계열인 라듐($^{226}Ra$)의 붕괴과정에서 생성되는 방사성 가스이다. 라돈($^{222}R$)은 $\alpha$붕괴에 의하여 $^{218}Po$, $^{214}Po$등의 자핵종(Radon daughter)을 생성하며, 최종적으로 납($^{210}Pb$)으로 변한다 라돈이 폐에 흡입되면 붕괴하면서 $\alpha$방사선을 방출하는데, 이것이 인체의 세포를 죽이거나 염색체를 손상시킬 수 있으며, 폐암의 발생 위험률을 높이는 것으로 보고되었다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.31-36
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• 2013

The radioactive gas radon ($^{222}Rn$), which is generated from the decay process of uranium ($^{238}U$) originating from the soil of more than 85 percent higher the porosity of the soil, the soil can radiate out the possibility that many isotopes. In order to protect the human body from radon, above all, the development of accurate measurement techniques to formulate appropriate measures should be followed. This study Gamma-ray spectrometry using a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector, if you want to measure radon unstable the nature radiation of the background problems can be reduced, radium and radon daughter nuclides after radioactive equilibrium leads to Radon concentration was measured, the soil samples from the Gamma-ray emitting nuclides, and the energy spectrum is analyzed.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2016

Groundwater flow paths and groundwater ages at a radioactive waste repository located in a coastal area of South Korea were evaluated using the hydrochemical and hydrogeological characteristics of groundwater, surface water, rain water, and seawater, as well as by numerical modeling. The average groundwater travel time in the top layer of the model, evaluated by numerical modeling and groundwater age (34 years), approximately corresponds to the groundwater age obtained by chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-12 analysis (26-34 years). The data suggest that the groundwater in wells in the study area originated up-gradient at distances of 140-230 m. Results of CFC analyses, along with seasonal variations in the δ¹⁸O and δD values of groundwater and the relationships between ²²²Rn concentrations and δ¹⁸O values and between ²²²Rn concentrations and δD values, indicate that groundwater recharge occurs in the summer rainy season and discharge occurs in the winter dry season. Additionally, a linear relationship between dissolved SiO₂ concentrations and groundwater ages indicates that natural mineralization is affected by the dilution of groundwater recharge in the rainy summer season.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.632-638
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• 2006

There are numerous approaches available to cleanup a contaminated surface and subsurface ground currently in use, however, these methods all classify the decontamination after the contamination has penetrated into the soil masses and is costly. Unlike these approaches, in this study, utilization of soil's self-decontamination ability by rearranging and preplanning of the topographical features and surface and subsurface drainage systems for the potential contamination sites before or during contamination process has been considered as an another cleanup method. Step by step explanations on why and how to develop the self-decontamination procedure is proposed in detail. Two examples are presented including contaminated saltwater intrusion along a coastal region and control or prevention of radioactive toxic radon gas ($^{222}Rn$) in residential areas. The effectiveness of the proposed systems to these two examples using the soil's self-decontamination ability is well illustrated.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.23-29
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• 1989

A Lucas cell was established and calibrated by using the double layer tube standard radon source. The calibration factors were 0.031$\pm$0.002 (pCi/l)/(cph/Cell) at room temperature, and 0.029$\pm$0.001 (pCi/l)/(cph/Cell) at $50^{\circ}C$. Radon and its daughters concentrations were measured in a room air for the demonstrating purpose. The concentrations of 222 Rn, $^{218}Po,\;224\;Pb,\;and\;^{214}Bi$ were 0.87, 0.53, 0.35 and 0.26 pCi/l. The total eqilibrium factor was around 0.40 and the WL is $3.33{\times}10^{-3}$, resulting in 30 mrem/yr at this place.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.7-13
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• 2012

The real-time monitoring of radon ($^{222}Rn$) concentrations has been carried out to evaluate the background concentration level of atmospheric radon in Gosan site, Jeju Island. The mean concentration of radon for the recent 10 years was 2831 $mBq/m^3$ (0.077 pCi/L), which was 19.5 time lower than that of indoor radon in Korea. The seasonal concentrations were 2657, 2071, 3249, 3384 $mBq/m^3$ respectively for spring, summer, fall, and winter seasons. In monthly comparison, the radon concentrations were high in October and low in July. The hourly concentrations have increased during the nighttime, showing 3666 $mBq/m^3$ at 7 a.m., and decreased relatively during the daytime, showing 2755 $mBq/m^3$ at 2~3 p.m. From the back trajectory analysis, the radon concentrations showed higher values when the air mass was moved from the Asia continent to Jeju area, on the other hand, it showed low values when it was moved from the North Pacific Ocean.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.57-70
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• 1992

An excess risk of lung cancer mortality among Koreans, attributable to indoor $^{222}Rn$ daughters exposure, were quantitatively evaluated by applying a stochastic health risk projection model on the radiation exposure. The lung cancer rate in Korean males and females, based on the 1989 demographic data, were estimated to be $22.4/10^5-y\;and\;9.5/10^5-y$, respectively The lifetime baseline lung cancer risks, deduced from these rates, appeared to be 0.047 and 0.019 for males and females, respectively, and were lower than the corresponding 1984 values of 0.067 and 0.025 in the U.S.A. The excess risk coefficients, derived by modified relative risk projection model of the BEIR-IV Committee under the US National Academy of Science, per annual 1.0 WLM of exposure to indoor radon daughters were estimated to be 0.022/WLM for males, 0.009/WLM for females, and 0.017/WLM for both sexes. The resulting annual frequency of excess lung cancer mortality for the life expectancy in the Korean population appeared to be 230/10^6-WLM, which was an approximate median of $120{\sim}450/10^6-WLM$ reported so far in the world.