Evaluation of residual soil contamination from commercial oil well drilling activities and its impact on the naturally occurring background radiation environment

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-59

  Spitz, Henry ^a   Lovins, Kennith ^a   Becker, Christopher ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMMERCIAL OIL WELL DRILLING ACTIVITIES; DEFAULT INPUT PARAMETERS; RESIDUAL SOIL CONTAMINATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030729111     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320389709383545     Document Type: Review

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