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A dynamic system for simultaneous and continuous 222Rn and CO2 flux measurements: preliminary results

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This work was carried in the framework of EMPIR 19ENV01 project traceRadon [http://traceradon-empir.eu/]. A measurement system that provides simultaneous and continuous radon and CO2 flux measurements is proposed and validated. The principal aim of the work was to develop a radon continuous measurement system able to follow the natural variation of radon exhalation rate. The preliminary results are presented and discussed together with the correlation with CO2.

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This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Authors’ comment: The datasets are available at https://meta.icos-cp.eu/objects/NvC7D-BVXlnHtFBdUSKpNVHT and from the corresponding author on request].

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The authors want to thank the work of all the traceRadon partners and collaborators, in particular Ute Karstens and Ingeborg Levin who made available the radon fluxes model data used in the study.

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  1. ARPA Valle d’Aosta, Sezione Agenti Fisici ed Energia, loc. La Maladière 48, 11020, Saint Christophe, AO, Italy

    Massimo Faure Ragani

  2. ARPA Piemonte, Dipartimento Rischi fisici e Tecnologici, via Jervis, 30, 10015, Ivrea, TO, Italy

    Enrico Chiaberto & Mauro Magnoni

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Faure Ragani, M., Chiaberto, E. & Magnoni, M. A dynamic system for simultaneous and continuous 222Rn and CO2 flux measurements: preliminary results. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 139, 200 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-04942-5

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