Mode of occurrence and environmental mobility of oil-field radioactive material at US Geological Survey research site B, Osage-Skiatook Project, northeastern Oklahoma

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2125-2137

  Zielinski, Robert A ^a   Budahn, James R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OIL FIELDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY; STORAGE TANKS;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

BARITE; BARIUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MOBILITY; OIL FIELD; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIUM ISOTOPE;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; SKIATOOK LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848852236     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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