Radon in groundwaters from Guarany aquifer, South America: Environmental and exploration implications

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 931-940

  Bonotto, D M ^a   Caprioglio, L ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Guarany aquifer; Radon; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; RADON; SANDSTONE;

EXPLORATION;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER; RADON;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA; THEORY; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036888726     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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