The use of soil mercury and radon gas surveys to assist the detection of concealed faults in Fuzhou City, China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-90

  Wang, Guangcai ^a,b   Liu, Chenglong ^b   Wang, Jihua ^b   Liu, Wuzhou ^b   Zhang, Peiren ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Concealed fault; Soil gas; Urban area

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (METAL); RADON;

CHINA; CONCEALED FAULTS; SOIL GASES; URBAN AREAS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

FAULT; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RADON; SOIL GAS; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; FUZHOU;

EID: 33748714973     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0306-1     Document Type: Article

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