Rely Zlatarovic

Rely Zlatarovic, (fl. 1920) was a woman meteorologist who measured radon gas levels in samples taken from the outdoor air in Innsbruck, Austria.

Specifically, she used a combination of charcoal and petroleum as absorbents and an ionization vessel and showed that the presence of radon increased the electricity of the atmosphere. She found that the only factors that could cause changes were rainy periods of weather, which corresponded with lower emanation values. She published her findings in Chemical Abstracts.

Publication Zlatarovic, R. (1920). Measurements of the Ra emanation content in the air of Innsbruck: From the Institute of Physics of the University of Innsbruck. p. 59-66