Author(s)

Anatolyi Kotsarenko^1*, Vsevolod Yutsis², Vladimir Grimalsky³, Svetlana Koshevaya³

¹Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Carmen, Cd. del Carmen, México.
²División de Geociencias Aplicadas, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
³Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, México.

Results of a soil radon survey accomplished by 2 different methods during 2 different periods in the area of Tlamacas Mountain are presented. The first study, carried out from 15-APR-2010 to 09-MAY-2010 in 30 measurement sites by means of CR39 solid state nuclear detectors, shows 2 active zones with intensive radon emanation with a characteristic dimension of about 300 meters located in the northwestern and western parts of the Mountain. The second survey, made on 05-JUL-2011 in 23 measurement sites with 10 min sampling by a SARAD RTM 1688 Radon/Thoron monitor, in contrast, revealed a sizeable area depleted in radon and 3 active areas of increased radon release in the lateral Mountain sides. These observed phenomena strengthen our assumption about the presence of an active geological structure in Tlamacas Mountain connected with a geodynamical processes in volcano Popocatepetl.

Radon, Tlamacas, Mexico, Anomaly, Popocatepetl, Monitoring

Kotsarenko, A. , Yutsis, V. , Grimalsky, V. and Koshevaya, S. (2016) Detailed Study of Radon Spatial Anomaly in Tlamacas Mountain Area, Volcano Popocatepetl, Mexico. Open Journal of Geology, 6, 158-164. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2016.63015.