Using radon-222 in soil gas as an indicator of subsurface contamination by non-aqueous phase-liquid (NAPLs)

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-437

  Schubert, M ^a   Freyer, K ^a   Treutler, H C ^a   Weiss, H ^a  

^a UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig Halle   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection method; NAPL; Radon; Remediation; Soil contamination; Soil gas

Indexed keywords

NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADON ISOTOPE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 19644389784     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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