Measurement of 222Rn flux, 222Rn emanation, and 226,228Ra concentration from injection well pipe scale

Health Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-192

  Rood, Arthur S ^a   White, Gregory J ^a   Kendrick, D Thomas ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Science & Engineering Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Naturally occurring radionuclides; Radium; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PETROLEUM; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RADON 222; THORIUM 232; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238; RADIUM; RADON;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

DIFFUSION; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIUM; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0031595462     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199808000-00011     Document Type: Article

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