Occurrence of 222Rn, 226Ra, 228Ra and U in groundwater in Fujian Province, China

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 111-120

  Zhuo, Weihai ^a,b   Iida, Takao ^b   Yang, Xiaotong ^a  

^a Fujian Inst Radiat Hlth Protect   (China)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Groundwater; Radium 226; Radium 228; Radon 222; Uranium

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 228; RADON 222; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM; RADIUM; RADON;

AQUIFER; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; URANIUM;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTANT; HUMAN; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CHINA; HUMANS; RADIUM; RADON; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0034747637     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00108-9     Document Type: Article

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