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HERO ID
8216411
Reference Type
Technical Report
Title
Radioactivity Associated with Geothermal Waters in the Western United States - Basic Data
Author(s)
"O'Connell, MF; Kaufmann, RF"
Year
1976
Page Numbers
36
Abstract
"This report presents the radioanalytical results on water samples obtained from approximately 140 hot springs and shallow wells in eight western states. Sample locations were selected upon current or potential use as a geothermal heat source. Specific nuclide analyses were completed for radium-226, uranium-234, uranium-238, thorium-230, thorium-232, and dissolved radon-222. Accompanying these results is a brief overview of trends and rough correlations of radiochemical data with other inorganic data from previous studies."
Keywords
Hot springs | Geothermal prospecting | Radioactive isotopes | Natural radioactivity | Radon | Radium | Uranium | Thorium | Water analysis | Sampling | Western Region(United States) | Radium 226 | Radon 222 | Uranium 234 | Uranium 238 | Thorium 230 | Tho
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