Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point: A characterization of a 15-year time series

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2018

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National Association for Clean Air

Abstract

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. 222Rn, 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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Cape Point, Cape Town, Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW), Radon, Noble gas

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Botha, R., Labuschagne, C., Williams, A.G., Bosman, G., Brunke, E.-G., Rossouw, A., & Lindsay, R.. (2018). Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point: A characterization of a 15 year time series. Clean Air Journal, 28(2), 19-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2410-972x/2018/v28n2a11