The source of anomalous radioactivity in the springs bordering the Sea of Galilee, Israel

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-146

  Ilani, S ^a   Minster, T ^a   Kronfeld, J ^b   Even, O ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hot springs; Oil shale; Radioactivity; Radium; Radon; Rift Valley; Sea of Galilee; U series disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOMETRY; RADIUM; RADON; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; SPRINGS (WATER); STRATIGRAPHY;

ORGANIC MATTER; RIFT VALLEY; SEA OF GALILI; U-SERIES DISEQUILIBRIUM;

RADIOACTIVITY;

ORGANIC MATTER; RADIUM; RADIUM 226; URANIUM;

ANOMALY; GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; SPRING WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ISRAEL; LAKE; OIL SHALE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOMETRY; ROCK; THERMAL SPRING; WATER POLLUTION;

ISRAEL; RADIOMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN DISTRICT; SEA OF GALILEE; WORLD;

EID: 27644432261     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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