Distribution of uranium isotopes in surface water of the Llobregat river basin (Northeast Spain)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1048-1054

  Camacho, A ^a   Devesa, R ^b   Valles I ^a   Serrano, I ^a   Soler, J ^b   Blazquez S ^a   Ortega, X ^a   Matia, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Aigües de Barcelona ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Radioactive disequilibrium; Spain; Surface water; Uranium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ACTIVITY RATIOS; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LLOBREGAT RIVER; NORTHEAST SPAIN; QUALITY REQUIREMENTS; RADIOACTIVE DISEQUILIBRIUM; SPAIN; SUPERFICIAL WATER; TEST PROCEDURES; URANIUM ISOTOPES;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; AQUIFERS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVITY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TESTING; WATERSHEDS;

URANIUM;

LIGNITE; LIMESTONE; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIGNITE; LIMESTONE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; RADIOACTIVITY; RIVER; ROCK; SPAIN; SPECTROMETRY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVERS; SPAIN; URANIUM; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

CATALONIA; LLOBREGAT BASIN; SPAIN;

PIPS;

EID: 77957366057     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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