Published 1989 | Version v1
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Determination of in situ 222Rn in soil and ground water

Creators

  • 1. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

An analytical expression is provided as a means for analysis of in situ 222Rn activity in water and soil samples by γ-spectroscopy of the daughter product 214Bi. The expression describes the 214Bi activity as a function of time after sample collection. Use of the analytical solution eliminates the need for graphical or numerical solutions proposed previously and, therefore, can greatly simplify data acquisition and analysis as well as increase the overall accuracy of the results. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Geophysics
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nucl. Geophys.
Journal Page Range
131-135
CODEN
NUGEE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
21001432
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; BISMUTH 214; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GROUND WATER; ISOTOPE RATIO; RADIOASSAY; RADON 222; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BISMUTH ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SOLVENTS; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER