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GSA Special Papers
Geologic Controls on Radon
Author(s)
Geological Society of America

Volume
271
Copyright:
© 1992 Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813722719
Publication date:
January 01, 1992
Book Chapter
A theoretical model for the flux of radon from rock to ground water
Author(s)
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Published:January 01, 1992
A model is derived to predict the abundance of 222Rn in ground water in contact with a rock of known uranium content. The model assumes that secular equilibrium is attained in the rock-water system as a whole, but is independent of any microscopic geometric properties of the system. The key variables in the model are bulk properties such as porosity, uranium content of the rock, emanating efficiency, and rock density, all of which are measurable. Thus, the model is simplified by the averaging effects of a macroscopic view of the system. Although less rigorous than other models presented in...
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