Radon concentrations in groundwater in Busan measured with a liquid scintillation counter method

J. S. Cho; J. K. Ahn; H. Ch Kim; D. W. Lee

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.06.002

Radon concentrations in groundwater in Busan measured with a liquid scintillation counter method

J. S. Cho, J. K. Ahn, H. Ch Kim, D. W. Lee

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Abstract

In this paper, we present the first measurement of radon concentrations in drinking groundwater from private and public deep-bored wells located in the south-eastern area of Korea. The measurements were carried out on 439 samples by using a liquid scintillation method. The results show that the radon concentrations of the samples range from 0 to about 300 Bq l^-1. We find that Sasang ward shows the highest median value of radon concentration among 13 different wards, while Jung ward has the lowest. We find that the radon concentrations are highly dependent on the type of geological rock aquifers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-112
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Volume	75
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.06.002
Publication status	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Prof. Jin-Seop Kim for providing geological information on the area of Busan. The authors also thank D.S. Ahn, Y.A. La, and J.K. Lee for their assistance. The present work is supported by a Pusan National University Research Grant.

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Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

Busan
Drinking water
Groundwater
LSC method
Rn

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Radon concentrations in groundwater in Busan measured with a liquid scintillation counter method

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