Radon behavior in springs and wells around Cuitzeo lake, Lerma river basin, Mexico

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 439-445

  Alfaro, R ^a   Martinez V ^b   Segovia, N ^a   Pena P ^a   Lopez M B E ^a   Armienta, M A ^c   Rangel, J ^d   Seidel, J L ^e  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d CNA   (Mexico)

^e HydroSciences Montpellier   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Dissolved trace elements; Groundwater; Radon; Volcanic zone

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; RADON; SPRING WATER;

LERMA VALLEY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 29144536289     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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