How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands?
Abstract Water galleries are mines that seek to supply drinkable and irrigation water from the aquifer, in order to meet the demand for water in the Canary Islands. This sort of work entails a series of health risks in the form of gases. This document compiles three different studies on the gases th...
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| author | Juan C. Santamarta Rafael J. Lario-Bascones Ángel Morales-González-Moro Jesica Rodríguez-Martín Noelia Cruz-Pérez |
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| description | Abstract Water galleries are mines that seek to supply drinkable and irrigation water from the aquifer, in order to meet the demand for water in the Canary Islands. This sort of work entails a series of health risks in the form of gases. This document compiles three different studies on the gases that can be found in water galleries in the Canary Islands, having divided the document as follows: 1) the presence of carbon dioxide in 13 galleries in operation on the island of Tenerife; 2) the presence of radon gas in galleries on the islands of Tenerife, El Hierro and La Palma; and 3) the incidence of gases that are harmful to health in a thermal water gallery on La Palma. The results have shown that, in general, the water galleries contain concentrations of gases which are toxic to human health, such as radon, where average radon values measured with both passive detectors are from less than 800 Bq/m3 to around 10,200 Bq/m3. Therefore, it is important to protect the health of the workers who undertake the maintenance of these installations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39c824d4698146c9a138c8efc9bb5ce22022-12-22T03:17:23ZengFundação GorceixREM: International Engineering Journal2448-167X2022-09-0175433734410.1590/0370-44672021750041How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands?Juan C. Santamartahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0269-3029Rafael J. Lario-Basconeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5595-4018Ángel Morales-González-Morohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6381-0383Jesica Rodríguez-Martínhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4457-7760Noelia Cruz-Pérezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1279-0823Abstract Water galleries are mines that seek to supply drinkable and irrigation water from the aquifer, in order to meet the demand for water in the Canary Islands. This sort of work entails a series of health risks in the form of gases. This document compiles three different studies on the gases that can be found in water galleries in the Canary Islands, having divided the document as follows: 1) the presence of carbon dioxide in 13 galleries in operation on the island of Tenerife; 2) the presence of radon gas in galleries on the islands of Tenerife, El Hierro and La Palma; and 3) the incidence of gases that are harmful to health in a thermal water gallery on La Palma. The results have shown that, in general, the water galleries contain concentrations of gases which are toxic to human health, such as radon, where average radon values measured with both passive detectors are from less than 800 Bq/m3 to around 10,200 Bq/m3. Therefore, it is important to protect the health of the workers who undertake the maintenance of these installations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-167X2022000400337&tlng=enwater galleriessafetycarbon dioxideradon. |
| spellingShingle | Juan C. Santamarta Rafael J. Lario-Bascones Ángel Morales-González-Moro Jesica Rodríguez-Martín Noelia Cruz-Pérez How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands? REM: International Engineering Journal water galleries safety carbon dioxide radon. |
| title | How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands? |
| title_full | How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands? |
| title_fullStr | How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands? |
| title_short | How do CO2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the Canary Islands? |
| title_sort | how do co2 and radon gases affect groundwater mining in the canary islands |
| topic | water galleries safety carbon dioxide radon. |
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