Dissolved 210Po and 210Pb in Guarani aquifer groundwater, Brazil

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-324

  Bonotto, D M ^a   Caprioglio, L ^a   Bueno, T O ^a   Lazarindo, J R ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

210Po and 210Pb activity concentration; Dose calculations; Drinking water quality; Groundwater radioactivity; Guarani aquifer

Indexed keywords

210PO AND 210PB ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; DOSE CALCULATIONS; DRINKING WATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER RADIOACTIVITY; GUARANI AQUIFER;

AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAD ALLOYS; POTABLE WATER; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SODIUM; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

EID: 65649094480     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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