Radioactivity in the groundwater of a high background radiation area

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-189

  Shabana, E I ^a   Kinsara, A A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Environmental radioactivity; Radium; Uranium; Water pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOMETRY; RADIUM; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GRANITIC COMPOSITION; HIGH BACKGROUND RADIATION AREAS; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; SANDSTONE AQUIFER; URANIUM CONTENTS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; URANIUM; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238; WATER POLLUTANT; WELL WATER;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SANDSTONE; URANIUM ISOTOPE; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; IONIZING RADIATION; PROTEROZOIC; SAUDI ARABIA; SEA LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

HAIL [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROUNDWATER; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY; SAUDI ARABIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84905369104     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.07.013     Document Type: Article

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