Full range determination of ²²²Rn at the watershed scale by liquid scintillation counting.

Authors :: Lefebvre K
Barbecot F
Ghaleb B
Larocque M
Gagné S
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2013 May; Vol. 75, pp. 71-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 20.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: (222)Rn has been increasingly used to identify groundwater contribution to surface water. Particular attention has been paid to analytical protocols and counting parameters used for liquid alpha scintillation measurements over a range of activities covering river and groundwater domains. Direct measurements and Rn-extraction protocols are optimized, and scintillometer efficiency is calibrated using international standards over the 0.5-35 Bq/L range. The interval of activities was performed in surface water and groundwater from a small Canadian watershed.<br /> (Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

Subjects :: Calibration
Rivers
Scintillation Counting methods
Groundwater analysis
Radon analysis
Water Pollutants, Radioactive analysis

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1872-9800
Volume :: 75
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 23466700
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.01.027

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