Evaluation of 210Po and 210Pb in some mineral spring waters in Brazil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-18

  Nieri Neto, A ^a   Mazzilli, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; LEAD 210; MINERAL WATER; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

GROUNDWATER; RADIONUCLIDE; SPRING WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032192743     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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