The implications of laboratory 222Rn flux measurements to the radioactivity in groundwaters: The case of a karstic limestone aquifer

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 715-726

  Bonotto, D M ^a   Andrews, J N ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; KARST; LIMESTONE AQUIFER; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON;

UK, ENGLAND, SOMERSET, MENDIP HILLS;

EID: 0031449224     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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