A numerical has been developed for the transport of radon gas in the soil-rocks of Afrahotsprings, southern of Jordan using a one-dimensional model diffusion formula. Model Result shows a consistent relation between distance from radiation source and radon concentration. Data model output were in the range of data collected from previous studies.
Alrabaiah, H. (2015) Modeling Radon Diffusion across Some Areas of Southern Jordan. Applied Mathematics, 6, 1271-1275. doi: 10.4236/am.2015.68120.
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