FIZIKA B 9 (2000)  3, 111-118

RADON MONITORING FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION IN SLOVENIA

B. ZMAZEK^a, J. VAUPOTIČ^a, M. ZIVČIĆ^b, U. PREMRU^c and I. KOBAL^a,

^aJ. Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

^cGeophysical Survey of Slovenia, Kersnikova 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received 22 December 1999; Accepted 4 May 2000

Radon (²²²Rn) concentration in water of several thermal springs was measured with the aim of obtaining a correlation with the seismic activity of the region. Though a qualitative correlation was found for a spring with deep water circulation, we are far from being able to predict either the time or the place of an earthquake. An additional study with more relevant sampling sites and more frequent water analyses would be necessary to achieve this.

PACS numbers: 87.52.-g
UDC 539.164

Keywords: ²²²Rn concentration in water, monitoring in Slovenia, earthquake prediction

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