Natural radioactivity levels in Andalusian spas

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2271-2278

  Duenas C ^a   Fernandez M C ^a   Enriquez C ^a   Carretero, J ^a   Liger, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air; Andalusia; Radium; Radon; Spa; Water

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM; RADON; SPRINGS (WATER);

ANDALUSIA; SPAS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

RADIUM 224; RADIUM 226; RADON 222;

GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANDALUSIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0345487554     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00472-7     Document Type: Article

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