Groundwater radon, radium and uranium concentrations in Região dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-334

  Almeida, R M R ^a   Lauria, D C ^b   Ferreira, A C ^b   Sracek, O ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

^c MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Groundwater; Radium; Statistical analysis; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; PH EFFECTS; RADON; URANIUM;

ION CONCENTRATIONS; SEA WATER;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC OXIDE; GROUND WATER; HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; RADIUM; RADON; SODIUM; URANIUM;

COASTAL AQUIFER; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; RADON ISOTOPE; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROBABILITY; SOIL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ADULT; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RADIUM; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642335139     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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