Determining the Effects of Waste Coal Ash on Landfill Radon Levels

摘要

Coal contains trace amounts of the primary radionuclides K-40, and elements ofthe 4n (Th-232), 4n+2 (U-238), and 4n+3 (U-235) series, including Rn-220 and Rn-222. The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of landfilled coal ash on one specific aspect of technologically enhanced natural radiation, radon levels. Soil samples were collected from the ash landfill at Wright Patterson AFB and from several background locations, analyzed using gamma spectroscopy, and the