Enrichment of radon and carbon dioxide in the open atmosphere of an australian coal seam gas field

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3099-3104

  Tait, Douglas R ^a   Santos, Isaac R ^a   Maher, Damien T ^a   Cyronak, Tyler J ^a   Davis, Rachael J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADON; AUSTRALIAN COALS; DIURNAL CYCLE; ENHANCED EMISSION; FUGITIVE EMISSIONS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; OPEN ATMOSPHERE; SAMPLING SITE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COAL DEPOSITS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; RADON;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; RADON;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL SEAM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS FIELD; GAS FLOW; GAS PIPELINE; GAS WELL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; RADON ISOTOPE; SOIL GAS; WELLHEAD;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUSTRALIA; COAL MINING; COAL SEAM GAS; GAS FIELD; GEOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; QUEENSLAND; RADON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; SURAT BASIN;

EID: 84875792127     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304538g     Document Type: Article

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