Determination of 222Rn and 226Ra in water using a large volume ionisation chamber

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-245

  Salih, Isam ^a   Pettersson, Håkan ^a   Lund, Eva ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Ground water; Ionisation chamber; Measurement; Radium; Radon

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; MANGANESE OXIDE; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; WATER;

AIR; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; SAMPLE; STORAGE; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

EID: 0033959730     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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