Naturally occurring radium-226 and radium-228 in water supplies of Michigan

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 722-729

  Sidhu, K S ^a   Breithart, M S ^b  

^a MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b Michigan Dept of Environ Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RADIUM; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DETECTION; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

MICHIGAN; RADIUM; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032438203     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900821     Document Type: Article

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