A simple bubbling system for measuring radon (222Rn) gas concentrations in water samples based on the high solubility of radon in olive oil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-186

  Al Azmi, D ^a   Snopek, B ^b   Sayed, A M ^b   Domanski, T ^b  

^a The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bubbling system; Olive oil; Radon gas; Radon gas detection

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DEPOSITION; GAMMA RAYS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BUBBLING SYSTEM;

RADON;

OLIVE OIL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; WATER;

RADON;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GRAVITY; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROMETRY; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0346848849     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00167-X     Document Type: Article

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