Isotopic uranium activity rations in California aroundwater

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 171-185

  Wong, Carolyn T ^a,b   Okamoto, Howard ^a,b   Milea, Alexis M ^a,b   Kusum Perera, S ^a,b   Baumann, Frank J ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FJB Consulting Engineer   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POTABLE WATER; RADIOACTIVATION ANALYSIS; URANIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

CONVERSION FACTOR; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS (MCL); RADIOCHEMISTRY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0033279248     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1999.tb08623.x     Document Type: Article

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