On the influence of faulting on small-scale soil-gas radon variability: A case study in the Iberian Uranium Province

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 875-882

  Pereira, A J S C ^a   Godinho, M M ^a   Neves, L J P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Central Portugal; Geogenic radon potential; Iberian uranium province; Radon; Small scale mapping; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL DATA; CENTRAL PORTUGAL; FILLING MATERIALS; GAMMA-RAY FLUX; GEOGENIC; GEOGENIC RADON POTENTIAL; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; HIGH-RISK AREAS; IBERIAN URANIUM PROVINCE; LAND USE PLANNING; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; ORDOVICIAN; PORTUGAL; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL GAS; STUDY AREAS; URANIUM CONTENTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RAYS; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; MAPPING; SOILS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

RADON;

GROUND WATER; RADON; THORIUM; URANIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; FAULTING; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GEOGENIC SOURCE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INCLUSION; LAND USE PLANNING; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; ORDOVICIAN; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADON; SAMPLING; SOIL GAS; SOIL POLLUTION; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAMMA RADIATION; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; LAND USE; LIQUID; ORDOVICIAN; PORTUGAL; ROCK; SOIL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; PORTUGAL; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; URANIUM;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 77955090176     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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