Radon-222 from the island of Hawaii: deep soils are more important than lava fields or volcanoes
Wilkening MH. 1974. Radon-222 from the island of Hawaii: deep soils are more important than lava fields or volcanoes. Science. 183(4123):413-415
The mean flux of radon-222 atoms from the island of Hawaii is 0.45 atom per square centimeter per second. Lava fields occupy 50 percent of the land area, but their radon flux is only 1 percent of that from deep volcanic soils. The island yields approximately 10 curies of radon-222 per hour to the air surrounding it. The radon-222 contribution of volcanoes is negligible.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Wilkening, M
- Units
- HAVO
- Keywords
- Chemical Analysis, Geochemistry, Hawaii (Big Island), Isotopes, Mauna Kea Volcano, Mauna Loa Volcano, Pedology, Radon (Rn), Rock, Soil