Pilot Survey of Outdoor Radon and Thoron Levels in Bulgaria Using an Innovative DVD-Based Method

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 15; no. 9; p. 1141
• Main Authors: Pressyanov, Dobromir, Dimitrov, Dimitar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Algorithms; Correlation; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Datasets; Detectors; DVD-based method; Electric fields; Etching; Methods; novel method; Optical disks; Outdoors; Radon; Radon content; Radon levels; radon outdoors; radon–thoron correlation; Sensors; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Thoron; thoron outdoors; Variability; Bulgaria

This study presents the results of a pilot survey utilizing an innovative DVD-based method to measure outdoor radon and thoron levels. Twenty-six discriminative radon/thoron detectors were deployed across four different territorial zones in Bulgaria. Positioned 1 m above the ground, these detectors...