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Laboratory experiment was performed for the measurement of radon exhalation rate from the soil samples collected from Garhwal Himalayas. This study is accompanied by the measurement of soil-gas radon concentration in the same area. Both results were compared with the geological formation and structure of the area. No correlation was observed between soil-gas radon concentration and radon exhalation rate. However, it was found to be controlled by the lithology, geological structure and uranium mineralization in the area. The relationship between radon emanation, geological formation and occurrence of high indoor radon concentration is discussed.
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Ramola, R.C., Choubey, V.M. Measurement of radon exhalation rate from soil samples of Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 256, 219–223 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023920930746
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