TITLE:
Detailed Study of Radon Spatial Anomaly in Tlamacas Mountain Area, Volcano Popocatepetl, Mexico
AUTHORS:
Anatolyi Kotsarenko, Vsevolod Yutsis, Vladimir Grimalsky, Svetlana Koshevaya
KEYWORDS:
Radon, Tlamacas, Mexico, Anomaly, Popocatepetl, Monitoring
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.6 No.3,
March
17,
2016
ABSTRACT: Results of a soil radon
survey accomplished by 2 different methods during 2 different periods in the
area of Tlamacas Mountain are presented. The first study, carried out from
15-APR-2010 to 09-MAY-2010 in 30 measurement sites by means of CR39 solid state
nuclear detectors, shows 2 active zones with intensive radon emanation with a
characteristic dimension of about 300 meters located in the northwestern and
western parts of the Mountain. The second survey, made on 05-JUL-2011 in 23
measurement sites with 10 min sampling by a SARAD RTM 1688 Radon/Thoron
monitor, in contrast, revealed a sizeable area depleted in radon and 3 active
areas of increased radon release in the lateral Mountain sides. These observed
phenomena strengthen our assumption about the presence of an active geological
structure in Tlamacas Mountain connected with a geodynamical processes in
volcano Popocatepetl.