Use of radium isotopes to determine the age and origin of radioactive barite at oil-field production sites

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 299-309

  Zielinski, R A ^a   Otton, J K ^a   Budahn, J R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barite; Isotopes; NORM; Oil field; Radium

Indexed keywords

BARITE; CONTAMINATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RADIUM; SALINE WATER; SOILS;

OIL-FIELD PRODUCTION EQUIPMENTS;

OIL FIELDS;

BARIUM SULFATE; ISOTOPE; RADIUM; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

BARITE; OIL FIELD; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALF LIFE TIME; OIL INDUSTRY; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

BARIUM SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALF-LIFE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034743645     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00188-3     Document Type: Article

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