222Rn, 220Rn and other dissolved gases in mineral waters of southeast Brazil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-30

  Bonotto, Daniel Marcos ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dissolved gases; Mineral waters; Radiation dose; Radon and thoron

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS; MINERAL WATER; OXYGEN; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; SULFIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; GAS; GEOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; GEOGRAPHY; MINERAL WATERS; OXYGEN; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; SULFIDES; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84893832909     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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