Radon concentration in groundwater of Varahi and Markandeya river basins, Karnataka State, India

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 343-351

  Somashekar, R K ^a   Ravikumar, P ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Markandeya; Maximum contaminant level; Radioactive decay; Radium; Radon; Varahi

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RADON 222;

AERATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOW RATE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; RIVER BASIN; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 77955516212     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0573-x     Document Type: Article

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