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Use of radon and CO2 for the identification and analysis of short-term fluctuations in the ventilation of the polychrome room inside the Altamira Cave
Title: Use of radon and CO2 for the identification and analysis of short-term fluctuations in the ventilation of the polychrome room inside the Altamira Cave
Authors: Sainz, CarlosFábrega Torrano, JuliaRábago, DanielCelaya, SantiagoFernández, AliciaFuente Merino, IsmaelFernández López, EnriqueQuindós, JorgeArteche García, José Luis SCOPUSID Autor AEMETQuindós López, Luis
Keywords: Radon; CO2; Tracer; Cave; Rock art
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: MDPI
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022, 19, 3662
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063662
Abstract: A study is presented on rapid episodes of air exchange in the Polychrome Room of the Altamira Cave (Cantabria, Spain) using continuous monitoring of radon and CO2 tracer gases, as well as environmental parameters such as internal and external air temperature. For this, criteria have been developed to carry out an inventory of these types of events during the 2015–2020 period. Most of the degassing-recharging events occur over several hours or days, especially during spring and autumn. This means that the room can be significantly ventilated during these short periods of time, posing an exchange of energy and matter with potential impact in the preservation of the rock art present inside. In addition, the hypothesis that temperature gradients between the internal and external atmosphere is one of the main factors that induces degassing has been tested.
Sponsorship : This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport, grant number J200028.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/13643
ISSN: 1660-4601
1661-7827
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