Groundwater Radon Points to Dangerous Faults: Discovery News

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Quake Fault Clues
Uranium is common in many rocks around the world. As it decays it leaves behind radon, among other by-products, which can escape into ground water. Spikes in the tiny amounts of radioactivity in groundwater may help scientists find dangerous hidden faults, or even indicate an impending earthquake. | Discovery News Video

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