Mapping radioactivity in groundwater to identify elevated exposure in remote and rural communities

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-243

  Kleinschmidt, Ross ^a,b   Black, Jeffrey ^b   Akber, Riaz ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dose; Groundwater; Radioactivity; Rural

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ASSESSMENT TOOL; AUSTRALIA; DOSE; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; GROUNDWATER SURVEYS; HOST ROCKS; QUEENSLAND; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIUM ISOTOPES; REMOTE COMMUNITIES; RURAL; RURAL COMMUNITY;

AQUIFERS; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM; RATING; SURVEYS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUND WATER; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 224; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RADON 222; URANIUM 238;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOST ROCK; LITHOLOGY; MAPPING; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RURAL POPULATION; VOLCANIC ROCK; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCK; RURAL AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALIA; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RADON; URANIUM; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 79951513734     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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