We present an automatic continuous monitoring station for radon gas (222Rn) in groundwater used to complement the study of earthquake related phenomena. Radon is a noble gas deriving from the 238U decay chain and it is considered a seismic precursor (Ghosh et al., 2009; Riggio and Santulin, 2015). The monitoring station has been operating since the end of 2016, measuring the radon concentration of a groundwater spring located in Gallicano, inside the Garfagnana seismic area of Tuscany in Central Italy. Along with the radon measurement, another monitoring station developed by the CNR-IGG (National Council of research, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Italy) performs a continuous measurement of several geochemical parameters of the groundwater, i.e. temperature, pH, redox potential, electrical conductivity, CO2 and CH4 concentration.
Radon and CO2 monitoring in Gallicano thermomineral spring
Pierotti L;Facca G;Gherardi F;
2017
Abstract
We present an automatic continuous monitoring station for radon gas (222Rn) in groundwater used to complement the study of earthquake related phenomena. Radon is a noble gas deriving from the 238U decay chain and it is considered a seismic precursor (Ghosh et al., 2009; Riggio and Santulin, 2015). The monitoring station has been operating since the end of 2016, measuring the radon concentration of a groundwater spring located in Gallicano, inside the Garfagnana seismic area of Tuscany in Central Italy. Along with the radon measurement, another monitoring station developed by the CNR-IGG (National Council of research, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Italy) performs a continuous measurement of several geochemical parameters of the groundwater, i.e. temperature, pH, redox potential, electrical conductivity, CO2 and CH4 concentration.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
