In-situ radionuclide characterization of a submarine groundwater discharge site at Kalogria Bay, Stoupa, Greece

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-59

  Tsabaris, Christos ^a   Patiris, Dionisis L ^a   Karageorgis, Aristomenis P ^a   Eleftheriou, George ^b   Papadopoulos, Vassilis P ^a   Georgopoulos, Dimitris ^a   Papathanassiou, Evangelos ^a   Povinec, Pavel P ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

In situ gamma ray spectrometry; Kalogria Bay; Marine environment; Radon; Submarine groundwater discharge; Thoron

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; KALOGRIA BAY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; THORON;

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ZONES; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; LEAD; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SPECTROMETERS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH 214; GROUND WATER; LEAD; LEAD 214; POTASSIUM 40; RADON; RADON 220; THALLIUM; THALLIUM 208; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HALF LIFE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RADIONUCLIDE; RADON ISOTOPE; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THORIUM; TIME SERIES; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BAY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HALF LIFE TIME; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; SALINITY; SPRING; SUMMER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BAYS; GREECE; GROUNDWATER; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SALINITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

GREECE; KALOGRIA BAY; MESSENIA; PELOPONNISOS;

EID: 84858751791     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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