Leachable 226Ra in Philippine phosphogypsum and its implication in groundwater contamination in Isabel, Leyte, Philippines

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 337-344

  Cañete, Socrates Jose P ^a   Palad, Lorna Jean H ^a   Enriquez, Eliza B ^a   Garcia, Teofilo Y ^a   Yulo Nazarea, Teresa ^a  

^a PHILIPPINE NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

226Ra; Groundwater; Leaching; Liquid scintillation counting; Phosphogypsum

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTION;

LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CALCIUM SULFATE; GROUND WATER; RADIUM 226; FERTILIZER; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; PHOSPHORUS; RADIUM; WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GYPSUM; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEACHING; PHILIPPINES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TABLE; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PH; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EASTERN VISAYAS; EURASIA; LEYTE [(PRV) EASTERN VISAYAS]; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

CALCIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHILIPPINES; PHOSPHORUS; RADIUM; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 44949091468     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9933-6     Document Type: Article

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