Environmental Gamma Dose Rate Monitoring and Radon Correlations: Evidence and Potential Applications

Gamma emitting radionuclides naturally present in the Earth’s crust and radon exhaled by soil atmosphere with its short-lived progeny are two of main contributors to environmental gamma dose rate that typically characterizes an outdoor measurement site. The work aims investigate variations dose-rate time series originated different natural phenomena, such as weather seismic events, which can modify concentration air. data analyzed here were acquired over a five-year period using Reuter–Stokes high-pressure ionization chamber placed ENEA Casaccia Research Center (Rome, Italy), from November 2013 December 2018. detector was set take single equivalent ambient H*(10) every 15 min, thereby collecting more than 184,000 values under consideration. detector’s sensitivity verified preparatory study performed means simultaneous flux on field. Variations induced meteorological events well potentially investigated implementing analysis techniques. In latter case, retrospective preliminary conducted, applying ARFIMA class models order test method’s potential. techniques, results potential applications presented discussed this article.