HO(X) PRODUCTION DUE TO RADON DECAY IN AIR

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作者
DING, HL [1 ]
HOPKE, PK [1 ]
机构
[1] CLARKSON UNIV,DEPT CHEM,POTSDAM,NY 13699
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10.1007/BF00696855
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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The H(x) (OH and HO2) production rate in indoor air caused by radon decay was measured by the chemical amplification technique. The average HO(x) production rate was found to be (4.31 +/- 0.07) x 10(5) HO(x) per Rn decay per second (Bq) within the range of relative humidity from 3.4 to 55.0 percent at 22-degrees-C. This work provided G(HO(x))-value, 7.86 +/- 0.13 #/100 eV in air by directly measuring [HO(x)] from radiolysis of water vapor. It is also found that there is no obvious relationship between the HO(x) production rate and the relative humidity in this range. Therefore, this work provides both the basic data for the evaluation of radioactive pollution in indoor air as well as a potentially useful way to produce HO(x) concentrations in air.
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