Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point: A characterization of a 15-year time series
Loading...
Files
Date
2018
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
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).
Description
Keywords
Cape Point, Cape Town, Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW), Radon, Noble gas
Citation
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