An improved liquid scintillation counting method for the determination of gross alpha activity in groundwater wells

Health Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-406

  Ruberu, Shiyamalie R ^a   Liu, Yun Gang ^a   Perera, S Kusum ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Liquid scintillation; Radiation, alpha; Radioactivity, environmental

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITROMETHANE;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS PROPORTIONAL COUNTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 69049104199     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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