Systematic radium survey in spring waters of Slovenia

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-347

  Popit, Andreja ^a   Vaupotič, Janja ^a   Kukar, Nataša ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

226Ra; Agriculture; Drinking water; Geography; Geology; Spring water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBONATES; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

SLOVENIAN SPRINGS; SPRING WATER;

RADIUM;

DRINKING WATER; RADIUM 226;

AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; RADIUM; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; AQUIFER; DATA ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; REVIEW; ROCK; SLOVENIA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 3142592336     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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