Continuous and discrete on-site detection of radon-222 in ground- and surface waters by means of an extraction module

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1939-1944

  Schmidt, Axel ^a   Schlueter, Michael ^b   Melles, Martin ^c   Schubert, Michael ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Groundwater; On site technique; Radon 222; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RADON; STRIPPING (DYES);

GROUNDWATER; ON-SITE TECHNIQUE; RADON-222; SURFACE WATER;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

GROUND WATER; RADON 222; SURFACE WATER;

AIR MONITOR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETRY; RADON; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 53549086141     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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