Radon measurements in water galleries in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain)

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作者：

Juan C. Santamarta

Luis E. Hernández-Gutiérrez

Jesica Rodríguez-Martín

Rayco Marrero Díaz

Rafael J. Lario Bascones

Ángel Morales González Moro

Noelia Cruz-Pérez

机构：

[1] Universidad de La Laguna (ULL),Departamento de Ingeniería Agraria, Náutica, Civil y Marítima

[2] Consejería de Obras Públicas,Departamento Técnicas y Proyectos en Ingeniería y Arquitectura

[3] Transportes y Vivienda. Gobierno de Canarias,Servicio de Minas, Dirección General de Industria y Energía

[4] Universidad de La Laguna (ULL),undefined

[5] Tragsatec,undefined

[6] Grupo Tragsa,undefined

[7] Gerencia Planificación y Gestión Hídrica,undefined

[8] Tenerife,undefined

[9] Gobierno de Canarias,undefined

来源：

Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health | 2020年 / 13卷

关键词：

Radon gas; Radiation; Groundwater; Health risk; Tenerife;

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摘要：

Water galleries are one of the main systems for capturing groundwater on the western islands of the Canary Islands (Spain). Water galleries are approximately 2-m high × 2-m wide excavated, sub-horizontal drains. This research focuses on taking measurements of radon, a natural radioactive gas present in volcanic territories, such as the Canary Islands, which may cause health problems for workers inside water galleries. The aim of the research is to evaluate radon gas activity as a natural risk in a selected group of water galleries of Tenerife by means of officially approved radon passive detector devices. It was observed that in all the galleries studied, the radon gas concentration values were exceeded by a wide margin, which makes it a factor to be monitored in gallery workers, due to the proven association between radon inhalation and lung cancer.

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页码：1287 / 1292

页数：5

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