Uranium groundwater anomalies and active normal faulting

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-107

  Plastino, W ^a,b   Panza, G F ^c,d   Doglioni, C ^e   Frezzotti, M L ^f   Peccerillo, A ^g   De Felice, P ^h   Bella, F ^a   Povinec, P P ⁱ   Nisi, S ^j   Ioannucci, L ^j   Aprili, P ^j   Balata, M ^j   Cozzella, M L ^h   Laubenstein, M ^j  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^h ENEA   (Italy)

ⁱ Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^j LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Earthquake; Groundwater; Italy; L'Aquila earthquake; Seismogenic areas; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; RADON; SODIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 79955051767     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0876-y     Document Type: Article

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