NDLI: Spatial relationships between radon and topographical, geological, and geochemical factors and their relevance in all of South Korea

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Author	Cho, Byong Wook Choo, Chang Oh Kim, Moon Su Hwang, Jaehong Yun, Uk Lee, Saro
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The aim of this study was to analyze relationships between radon (Rn) in groundwater and related topographical, geological, and geochemical factors using probabilistic methods in a geographic information system (GIS) environment. A variety of geological and geochemical spatial data were compiled and evaluated for all of South Korea. A spatial database containing information on Rn/U, geology, and geochemistry was constructed for the study area using a GIS. Factors related to the 3,827 Rn occurrences in groundwater were compared with topographical variables such as elevation and slope, geological factors such as lithology, and geochemical measurements such as electric conductivity (EC), oxidation–reduction potential (Eh) carbonate (HCO$_{3}$), silica (SiO$_{2}$), sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), strontium (Sr), sulfate (SO$_{4}$), nitrate (NO$_{3}$), and fluoride (F). Through the use of this spatial database, relationships between areas of Rn exposure and 14 related factors were identified and quantified using probabilistic and statistical modeling (frequency ratios and logistic regression). The results showed that levels of Rn were correlated with topography and main hydrogeological components, specifically elevation, slope, geology, EC, Eh, HCO$_{3}$, SiO$_{2}$, Na, K, Mg, Sr, SO$_{4}$, NO$_{3}$, and F, consistent with the results of water–rock interactions in granitic rock formations. The relationship between Rn and U provides clear indication of a geogenic source of radionuclides in the groundwater of granitic rocks in South Korea. These results can be used to map Rn hazards, and the map can be used to provide basic information for environmental management.
Starting Page	5155
Ending Page	5168
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	74
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-05-24
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Spatial relationship Radon GIS Frequency ratio Logistic regression Korea Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

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