Speciation of 226Ra, 238U and 228Ra in an Upland Organic Soil Overlying a Uraniferous Granite

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 109-114

  Dowdall, Mark ^a   O'Dea, John ^a  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; Peat; Radionuclides; Redox; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242631385     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1999.87.34.109     Document Type: Article

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