The transfer of uranium isotopes 234U and 238U to the waters interacting with carbonates from Mendip Hills area (England)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 965-983

  Bonotto, D M ^a   Andrews, J N ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Groundwaters; Isotopes; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; LIMESTONE; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM;

ACTIVITY RATIO; REDOX BOUNDARIES;

ISOTOPES;

URANIUM; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CALCIUM; CARBONATES; ENGLAND; FRESH WATER; MAGNESIUM; RADIATION MONITORING; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0034011921     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00151-7     Document Type: Article

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