- P-ISSN 1225-0163
- E-ISSN 2288-8985
지하수 중 라돈은 끓임으로서 쉽게 제거할 수 있다. 다양한 라돈 농도를 가진 13 개 지하수 시료를 이용하여 가열 시간과 온도를 변경시키며 라돈의 제거효율을 평가하였다. 지하수 시료는 Bladder 펌프를 이용하여 채수하였고 용존산소, 수소이온농도 등의 현장수질은 Flow cell을 이용하여 측정 하였다. 경과시간 및 수온 별로 분취한 시료의 라돈 농도는 액체섬광계수기(LSC)로 분석하였다. 실험결과, 온도가 높을수록 경과시간에 따른 지하수 중 라돈의 제거율도 높아지며 지하수 중 라돈의 초기농도가 높을수록 경과시간에 따른 지하수 중 라돈의 제거율은 낮아진다. 즉, 지하수 중 라돈의 농도가 높을수록 가열에 의한 라돈 제거 시 더 많은 시간과 에너지를 필요로 한다. 따라서 지하수 중 라돈 제거율은 주로라돈초기농도, 가열온도, 그리고 가열시간에 의해 결정된다.
Boiling is an efficient removal method to reduce radon in groundwater when ventilating indoor air. 13 groundwater samples with various radon concentrations were used to evaluate the reduction rate of radon with heating temperature and time. The groundwater samples were obtained by Bladder pump and on-situ measurements such as dissolved oxygen (DO) and hydrogen concentration (pH) and so on were carried out by a flow cell system isolated from the ambient atmosphere environment. All samples for measuring radon in groundwater were analyzed by liquid scintillation counter (LSC). The experiment result showed that increasing groundwater temperature enhanced radon removal rate but the initial radon concentration with high level lowered the removal rate. This means that radon reduction in groundwater by heating needs more heating energy and longer heating time with radon concentrations. Radon removal rate in groundwater, therefore, mainly depends on the initial radon concentration, heating temperature, and heating time.
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