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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 583, 2024
Innovative Technologies for Environmental Science and Energetics (ITESE-2024)
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| Article Number | 01002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Geoinformatics, Mining Geology and Mineral Resources | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202458301002 | |
| Published online | 25 October 2024 | |
The spatial distribution of Radon-222 in Soil: SaTScan and Geographic Information System
1 University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
2 University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq
* Corresponding author: ali.alhameedawi@uokufa.edu.iq
This study identifies clustering and hotspot radon concentrations in the city of Najaf's soil samples with the RAD-7 detector. The radon concentration varied from 0.16 kBq /m3 to 10.04 kBq /m3 with an average value of 3.69 ±2.26 Bq/m3 were a normal level according to the Sweden Criteria. Radon concentrations were mapped using a geographic information system approach, and a clustered distribution was found using local spatial autocorrelation analysis. Three regions were found to be H-H clusters (hot spots) based on the Moran index study of spatial autocorrelation within local regions, whereas five regions were found to be L-L clusters (cold spots). Three important spatial clusters were found using a spatial scan analysis.
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