Geochemistry of radium in soils of the Eastern United States

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 365-385

  Greeman, Daniel J ^a   Rose, Arthur W ^a   Washington, John W ^a   Dobos, Robert R ^a   Ciolkosz, Edward J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON OXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIUM; UNITED STATES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIUM; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032994629     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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