Correcting tritium concentrations in water vapor monitored with silica gel

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-73

  Rosson, Robert ^a   Jakiel, Richard ^b   Klima, Shane ^a   Kahn, Bernd ^a   Fledderman, Peter ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Environmental Protection Division   (United States)

^c WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Monitors, radiation; Tritium; Water

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL GROUP; SILICA GEL; TRITIUM OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DILUTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0033989353     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200001000-00011     Document Type: Article

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