Soil radon concentration along fault systems in parts of south eastern Ghana

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-48

  Amponsah, Paulina ^a   Banoeng Yakubo, Bruce ^a   Andam, Aba ^b   Asiedu, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Faults; Ghana; Radon; Seismic activity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EMISSION; FAULT ZONE; RADON; SEISMICITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 41449085719     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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