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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Radon: A Tracer for Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical Studies
  name:
    name part: Baskaran, Mark.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2016
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XX, 260 p. 76 illus., 27 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: This book reviews all the major research accomplishments and summarizes the different applications of radon. It serves as a solid reference book for researchers who are interested in the U-series radionuclides and noble gases as tracers and chronometers. Radon has been widely utilized as a powerful tracer to quantify a number of processes that include gas exchange rates between air and water, submarine groundwater discharge in coastal waters, water exchange between rivers and lakes, ocean circulation, hydrocarbon and uranium exploration. It is also used as an atmospheric tracer for the identification and quantification of air masses and as a tool for earthquake prediction, etc. A significant portion of the book presents state-of-the knowledge on indoor-radon-related health issues. Applications of the decay-series of Rn-222 are presented in a chapter. It serves as a reference and a state-of-the-art resource for researchers who want to learn the different applications of radon in Earth systems.
  table of contents: Physical, Chemical and Nuclear Properties of Radon: An Introduction -- Radon Measurement Techniques -- Mechanisms of Radon Emanation and Long-Term Radon Flux Studies -- Radon: A Tracer for Atmospheric Studies -- Applications of Radon Progeny in Atmospheric Studies -- Radon: A Geochemical and Geophysical Tracer in Marine System -- Progeny of radon (210Pb) as a tracer and chronometer in continents and aqueous systems -- Radon in Groundwater System -- Radon: A Tracer for Geochemical Exploration -- Radon as a Tracer for Earthquake Studies -- Radon: A Human Health Hazard in the Environment.
  note: by Mark Baskaran.
  subject:
    topic: Earth sciences
  subject:
    topic: Geochemistry
  subject:
    topic: Environmental sciences
  subject:
    topic: Environmental health
  subject:
    topic: Geoecology
  subject:
    topic: Environmental geology
  subject:
    topic: Earth Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Geochemistry
  subject:
    topic: Environmental Science and Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Geoecology/Natural Processes
  subject:
    topic: Environmental Health
  classification: QE514-516.5
  classification: 551.9
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
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    title info:
      title: Springer Geochemistry
  identifier: 9783319213293
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21329-3
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    record creation date: 160811
    record change date: 20160811093504.0
    record identifier: 978-3-319-21329-3