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Measurements of radon contents of the exholved gas emanating from several hot water springs along the Western Coast of India are reported here.
Concentration of radon in gas phase of individual springs varied in general, directly with the surface temperature of the water emerging from the respective springs, and showed little variation with time.
Radon measurements were carried out continuously for about two years at two hot springs located at Ganeshpuri and Sathivali in the coastal area of Northern Maharashtra. The distant tremors did not cause any variation in the radon content. There was no marked local seismic activity during the period of observations, and the levels of radon stayed essentially constant.
The measurements were also carried out at a hot spring in Assam, for about 8 months. These also did not show any significant variation; this period too lacked any marked local seismicity.
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Amin, B.S., Rama A search for correlation between seismicity and radon anomaly in hot springs. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.) 91, 15–19 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03028023
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