Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point : a characterization of a 15-year time series
Date
2018
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
National Association for Clean Air
Abstract
Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point: A
characterization of a 15-year time series
The Cape Point (CPT) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) research
station have been monitoring climatically significant trace
gases for four decades. Among these is radon, a naturally
occurring noble gas with a large continental source, which has
proven very useful for atmospheric tracer studies.
222
Rn, the
radioactive decay daughter product of radon gas, forms part
of the long-term exposure of radiation dosages that humans
are continuously exposed to in the environment. In a first of
its kind for the African continent, a radon climatology, based
on a 15-year measurement record at CPT, was published in the
Atmospheric Environment journal (www.elsevier.com/locate/
atmosenv).
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CITATION: Botha, R. et al. 2018. Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point : a characterization of a 15-year time series. Clean Air Journal, 28(2):19-20, doi:10.17159/2410-972X/2018/v28n2a11.
The original publication is available at https://www.cleanairjournal.org.za
The original publication is available at https://www.cleanairjournal.org.za
Keywords
Radon
Citation
Botha, R. et al. 2018. Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point : a characterization of a 15-year time series. Clean Air Journal, 28(2):19-20, doi:10.17159/2410-972X/2018/v28n2a11.