Accounting for 222Rn loss during oven drying for the immediate laboratory gamma-ray spectroscopy of collected soil samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-287

  Benke, R R ^a   Kearfott, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

222Rn emanation; Continuous radon monitor; Gamma ray spectroscopy; Oven drying; Soil

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON 222; RADON; RADON DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SOIL; GAMMA RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPECTROSCOPY;

DRYING; MOISTURE; RADON; SOILS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CONTINUOUS RADON MONITOR; GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY; OVEN DRYING; RADON EMANATION;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033622148     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00144-X     Document Type: Article

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