Groundwater flow system in the valley of Toluca, Mexico: An assay of natural radionuclide specific activities

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 589-598

  Segovia, N ^a   Tamez, E ^a   Pena P ^a   Carrillo, J ^b   Acosta, E ^a   Armienta, M A ^b   Iturbe, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

226Ra; 238U; Alpha spectrometry and flourometry techniques; Flow system; Groundwater 222Rn; Liquid scintillation; Physicochemical water analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; ASSAYS; BOREHOLES; FLUOROMETERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; POTABLE WATER; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RADON; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

LIQUID SCINTILLATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; RADON 222; RADON 226; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEXICO; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MEXICO; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RADON; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033103676     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00086-4     Document Type: Article

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