A novel method using a silicone diffusion membrane for continuous 222Rn measurements for the quantification of groundwater discharge to streams and rivers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 8915-8921

  Hofmann, Harald ^a,b   Gilfedder, Benjamin S ^a,b   Cartwright, Ian ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GROUNDWATER RESEARCH AND TRAINING   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CIRCUIT; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; DETECTION LIMITS; DIFFUSION MEMBRANES; ENTIRE SYSTEM; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERFACES; HIGH RESOLUTION; MEMBRANE TUBES; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; NOVEL METHODS; POINT MEASUREMENT; RADON VARIATIONS; URBAN STREAM; WALL THICKNESS; WATER FLOW RATE;

DIFFUSION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER; PHASE INTERFACES; RADON; SILICONES; STREAM FLOW;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; RADON 222; SILICON;

DIFFUSION; DISCHARGE; FLOW VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; RADIONUCLIDE; RADON ISOTOPE; SILICON; STREAMFLOW; TRACER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SILICONE DIFFUSION MEMBRANE SYSTEM; STREAM (RIVER); WATER ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; RIVERS; SILICONES;

EID: 80054688848     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202683z     Document Type: Article

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