Use of 234U and 238U isotopes to identify fertilizer-derived uranium in the Florida Everglades

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 369-383

  Zielinski, R A ^a   Simmons, K R ^a   Orem, W H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; PEAT; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM ISOTOPE; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033987520     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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