Coupled radon, methane and nitrate sensors for large-scale assessment of groundwater discharge and non-point source pollution to coastal waters

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 553-563

  Dulaiova, Henrieta ^a   Camilli, Richard ^a   Henderson, Paul B ^a   Charette, Matthew A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Boston; Harbor; Methane; Nitrate; Non point source pollution; Radon; Submarine groundwater discharge; Waquoit Bay

Indexed keywords

BOSTON; COASTAL WATERS; FINE RESOLUTION; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLUXES; MASS BALANCE; NITRATE SENSORS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RADON SURVEY; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; SURVEY SYSTEMS; WATER COLUMNS;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MARINE POLLUTION; METHANE; NITRATES; POLLUTION; RADON; RIVERS; SUBMARINES; SURVEYS;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

GROUND WATER; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; RADON;

COASTAL WATER; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; MASS BALANCE; METHANE; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RADON; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; METHANE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SHIPS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BOSTON HARBOR; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES; WAQUOIT BAY;

EID: 77952716763     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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