Nuclear techniques to investigate source and origin of groundwater pollutants and their flow path at Indian Rare Earths Ltd., Cochin, Kerala

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-313

  Tirumalesh, K ^a   Shivanna, K ^a   Noble, J ^a   Narayan, K K ^a   Xavier, K T ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Indian Rare Earths Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; FERTILIZER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; ISOTOPE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE; TRACER; TRITIUM;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PIEZOMETER; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 36849012963     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-007-1116-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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