Tritium levels in leachates and condensates from domestic wastes in landfill sites

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 391-398

  Robinson, H D ^a   Gronow, J R ^b  

^a Aspinwall and Company   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Domestic wastes; Landfill; Leachates; Monitoring; Radioactivity; Research; Sampling; Tritium

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WASTE; LANDFILL SITE; LEACHATE; RADIOACTIVITY; TRITIUM;

UK;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN; TRITIUM;

DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

TRITIUM;

HYDROGEN; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; POTABLE WATER; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING; TRITIUM;

DOMESTIC WASTES;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0030300735     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1996.tb00070.x     Document Type: Article

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