Radon as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring NAPL Groundwater Contamination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
2.1. Geological Setting
2.2. Remediation System
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Field Work
3.2. Laboratory Methods
Radon Measurements and Data Processing
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mattia, M.; Tuccimei, P.; Soligo, M.; Carusi, C. Radon as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring NAPL Groundwater Contamination. Water 2020, 12, 3327. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123327
Mattia M, Tuccimei P, Soligo M, Carusi C. Radon as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring NAPL Groundwater Contamination. Water. 2020; 12(12):3327. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123327
Chicago/Turabian StyleMattia, Martina, Paola Tuccimei, Michele Soligo, and Claudio Carusi. 2020. "Radon as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring NAPL Groundwater Contamination" Water 12, no. 12: 3327. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123327