Natural radionuclides in major aquifer systems of the Paraná sedimentary basin, Brazil

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1572-1584

  Bonotto, Daniel Marcos ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Natural radionuclides; Paran basin; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; DETECTION LIMITS; DOSE CONVERSION FACTOR; EFFECTIVE DOSE; FRACTURED ROCK; GROSS ALPHA; GROSS BETA; MATO GROSSO; NATURAL DISSOLVED RADIONUCLIDES; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; RADIATION DOSE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LEAD; POTABLE WATER; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RADON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; WATER QUALITY;

RADIOMETRY;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LEAD 210; POLONIUM; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA; WATER QUALITY;

BETA PARTICLES; BRAZIL; GROUNDWATER; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; POLONIUM; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RADON; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 79960984408     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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