Abstract

Soil radon was measured from late October 2000 to January 2001 at three test sites on the campus of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. Factors affecting radon concentrations were investigated with relation to meteorological data, as well as soil 226 Ra content, mineral composition, water content, and pH, Eh and conductivity. Soil radon varied with time and with sampling site appreciably, in a manner unaltered by the surface geology. However, the ratio of radon isotopes ( 220 Rn / 222 Rn) in the soil was constant within each sampling site, regardless of varying concentration of these nuclides during the monitoring period. Snow covering on the soil surfaces may affect the 222 Rn concentration.

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