Geologic and geochemical controls on naturally occurring radioactive materials (NOR1VI) in produced water from oil, gas, and geothermal operations

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-150

  Fisher, R Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural radioactivity; NORM; Oil field brines; Produced water; Radium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000199610     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0984.1998.08018.x     Document Type: Article

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