Abstract
The paper describes a new analytical tool for the "in situ" measurement of the gas permeability of soils. It uses on the exhalation of the redioactive rare gas radon. A chamber covering a certain surface area on the ground registers the amount of radon exhald. One of the factors, which directly controls the exhalation rate is the gas permeability. As this is a non-destructive method several possibilities for applications arise, as for example observation and analysis of changes in soil structure during and after regular timber harvesting, i.e. such caused by forest machines, as well as investigations about the regeneration of damaged sites. These investigations can be repeated as often as desired, at any time and, moreover, on the identical spot.
| Translated title of the contribution | Radon, a new analytical approach for "in situ" measurement of the gas permeability of soils |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 113-124 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |