Uranium and thorium series radionuclides in rainwater over several tropical storms

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Martin, P ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lead 210; Polonium; Radium; Rainstorm; Thorium; Tropics; Uranium

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RAIN; STORMS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

RAINWATER SAMPLING;

RADIOISOTOPES;

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RAIN; STORM WATER; THORIUM 230; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238; THORIUM; URANIUM;

PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINWATER; STORM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

AIR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLOUD; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MASS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; REDUCTION; TROPICS; WATER SAMPLING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RAIN; THORIUM; TROPICAL CLIMATE; URANIUM;

EID: 0037212397     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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