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The aim of this study was to develop the methodology for collection and analysis of radon from a natural gas pipeline. Activated charcoal was used as collection media. Two methods were designed for collecting radon gas samples from onshore and offshore production sites. For onshore sites a continuous gas sampling method from the pipeline was developed. In case of offshore sites, a batch sampling method was designed. Gamma spectroscopy was utilized to determine the concentration of radon by analysis of radon daughters on the charcoal.
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The researchers would like to give special thanks to petroleum companies, the Chulalongkorn University and the Thai government for providing necessary funding and other resources. The authors express their gratitude for the support. We also thank Dr. William C. Burnett from Florida State University and anonymous reviewers for making valuable suggestions of an earlier draft of this manuscript.
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Chanyotha, S., Kranrod, C., Pengvanich, P.et al. Determination of radon in natural gas pipelines.J Radioanal Nucl Chem307, 2095–2099 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4405-x
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