Proyecto de Investigación:
FLUJOS DE RADIONUCLEIDOS EMITIDOS POR LAS BALSAS DE FOSFOYESO DE HUELVA; EVALUACION DE SU DISPERSION, RIESGOS RADIOLOGICOS Y PROPUESTAS DE RESTAURACION

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CTM2015-68628-R

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Radon transport events associated with the impact of a NORM repository in the SW of Europe
(Elsevier, 2021-08-13) Gutiérrez Álvarez, I.; Guerrero, J. L.; Martín, J. E.; Adame, J. A.; Vargas, A.; Bolívar, J. P.; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
Two radon measurement stations located to the north and south of a NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) repository of phosphogypsum (southwest of Europe) were used to monitor radon behavior during 2018. The stations are located at opposing sides of the repository, one in Huelva City to the north and other one in a rural area to the south. This setup aimed to identify the influence of the NORM repository on each station and use radon levels as a marker of atmospheric transport in the local area. To achieve this, a comparison was carried out with other coastal stations in the south of Spain, finding higher average concentrations in Huelva City, ~3.3 Bq m−3. Hierarchical clustering was applied to identify days with different radon patterns at each Huelva station, detecting possible local radon transport events from the repository. Three events were investigated with WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) and FLEXPART-WRF (FLEXible PARTicle dispersion model). It was found that both sampling sites required atmospheric stagnant conditions to reach high radon concentration. However, under these conditions the urban station showed high radon regardless of wind direction while the rural station also required radon transport from the repository, either directly or indirectly.

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