Matrix Complications in the Determination of Radium Levels in Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Water from Marcellus Shale

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 204-208

  Nelson, Andrew W ^a,b   May, Dustin ^b   Knight, Andrew W ^c   Eitrheim, Eric S ^c   Mehrhoff, Marinea ^b   Shannon, Robert ^d   Litman, Robert ^e   Schultz, Michael K ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

^d Quality Radioanalytical Support   (United States)

^e Radiochemistry Laboratory Basics   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84969150879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ez5000379     Document Type: Article

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