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Study of the influence of the lithological and hydrogeological parameters of aquifers on the radon emanation from underground waters using solid state nuclear track detectors

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Radon-to-thoron ratios as well as radon and thoron activity concentrations in different underground water samples belonging to different aquifers in the Moroccan Middle Atlas area have been evaluated by LR-115 and CR-39 solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) using a new calibration method. The radon isotope (222Rn) was used as a tracer for studying the water exchange between different aquifers of the area studied. The influence of the lithological and hydrogeological parameters of the aquifers on radon emanation were investigated.

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  1. Nuclear Physics and Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, University Cadi Ayyad, B. P. S15, Marrakech, Morocco

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Misdaq, M.A., Elharti, A. Study of the influence of the lithological and hydrogeological parameters of aquifers on the radon emanation from underground waters using solid state nuclear track detectors. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 218, 209–214 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039336

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