Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: Lugicum
Radioactive (radon) groundwaters are highly valued among mineral waters for their healing effects. Between 2005 and 2015, a large exploratory event for prospecting and documenting radon water springs took place in the crystalline area of Lugicum (Bohemian Massif) under Czech–Polish cooperation. For...
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| author | Viktor Goliáš Lenka Hájková Tomáš Lipanský Tomáš Černík Pavel Kohn Josef Ježek Radek Procházka Tadeusz A. Przylibski Jiří Dohnal Ladislav Strnad Agata Kowalska Lidia Fijałkowska-Lichwa Wojciech Miśta Robert Nowakowski |
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| description | Radioactive (radon) groundwaters are highly valued among mineral waters for their healing effects. Between 2005 and 2015, a large exploratory event for prospecting and documenting radon water springs took place in the crystalline area of Lugicum (Bohemian Massif) under Czech–Polish cooperation. For these purposes, an exploration method was developed as a combination of GIS (ArcMap 9.1–10.2) area preparation followed by field radiohydrogeochemical mapping at a scale of 1:10,000. The gamma indication method was optimized and used for the selection of water samples. A total of 2354 water sources were examined. Radon activity concentrations were measured at 660 sources found throughout the territory. Of those, 111 sources exhibited <sup>222</sup>Rn activity above 1500 Bq/L and, thus, were categorized as sources of mineral radioactive waters according to Czech legislation. The highest <sup>222</sup>Rn activity was found in the Michael spring near Nové Město pod Smrkem (up to 6237 Bq/L <sup>222</sup>Rn). Many discovered sources with high balneological potential are significant and, therefore, are quickly becoming popular among the public. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6906949192ab42fab7226daeca3625162023-11-23T15:44:28ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412022-01-0114220010.3390/w14020200Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: LugicumViktor Goliáš0Lenka Hájková1Tomáš Lipanský2Tomáš Černík3Pavel Kohn4Josef Ježek5Radek Procházka6Tadeusz A. Przylibski7Jiří Dohnal8Ladislav Strnad9Agata Kowalska10Lidia Fijałkowska-Lichwa11Wojciech Miśta12Robert Nowakowski13Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague, Czech RepublicWatersystem Company, Ke Klimentce 8, 150 00 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague, Czech RepublicGeopro Company, Lesní 1079, 252 29 Dobrichovice, Czech RepublicFaculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże S. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże S. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Civil Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże S. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże S. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże S. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandRadioactive (radon) groundwaters are highly valued among mineral waters for their healing effects. Between 2005 and 2015, a large exploratory event for prospecting and documenting radon water springs took place in the crystalline area of Lugicum (Bohemian Massif) under Czech–Polish cooperation. For these purposes, an exploration method was developed as a combination of GIS (ArcMap 9.1–10.2) area preparation followed by field radiohydrogeochemical mapping at a scale of 1:10,000. The gamma indication method was optimized and used for the selection of water samples. A total of 2354 water sources were examined. Radon activity concentrations were measured at 660 sources found throughout the territory. Of those, 111 sources exhibited <sup>222</sup>Rn activity above 1500 Bq/L and, thus, were categorized as sources of mineral radioactive waters according to Czech legislation. The highest <sup>222</sup>Rn activity was found in the Michael spring near Nové Město pod Smrkem (up to 6237 Bq/L <sup>222</sup>Rn). Many discovered sources with high balneological potential are significant and, therefore, are quickly becoming popular among the public.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/2/200groundwaterradon<sup>222</sup>Rnmineral waterBohemian MassifLugicum |
| spellingShingle | Viktor Goliáš Lenka Hájková Tomáš Lipanský Tomáš Černík Pavel Kohn Josef Ježek Radek Procházka Tadeusz A. Przylibski Jiří Dohnal Ladislav Strnad Agata Kowalska Lidia Fijałkowska-Lichwa Wojciech Miśta Robert Nowakowski Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: Lugicum Water groundwater radon <sup>222</sup>Rn mineral water Bohemian Massif Lugicum |
| title | Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: Lugicum |
| title_full | Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: Lugicum |
| title_fullStr | Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: Lugicum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: Lugicum |
| title_short | Exploration and Investigation of High-Level Radon Medicinal Springs in the Crystalline Units: Lugicum |
| title_sort | exploration and investigation of high level radon medicinal springs in the crystalline units lugicum |
| topic | groundwater radon <sup>222</sup>Rn mineral water Bohemian Massif Lugicum |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/2/200 |
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