Comparison of measured and simulated concentrations of 133Xe in the shallow subsurface

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.04.010

Title: Comparison of measured and simulated concentrations of 133Xe in the shallow subsurface

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Authors:: Johnson, C.; Biegalski, S. R.; Lowrey, J. D.; Rockhold, M. L.; Haas, D. A.

Publication Date:: 2018-09-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1548238

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Journal Volume: 189 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0265-931X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Johnson, C., Biegalski, S. R., Lowrey, J. D., Rockhold, M. L., and Haas, D. A. Comparison of measured and simulated concentrations of 133Xe in the shallow subsurface.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Johnson, C., Biegalski, S. R., Lowrey, J. D., Rockhold, M. L., & Haas, D. A. Comparison of measured and simulated concentrations of 133Xe in the shallow subsurface.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.04.010.

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                    Johnson, C., Biegalski, S. R., Lowrey, J. D., Rockhold, M. L., and Haas, D. A. Sat .  
        "Comparison of measured and simulated concentrations of 133Xe in the shallow subsurface".  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.04.010.

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  title        = {Comparison of measured and simulated concentrations of 133Xe in the shallow subsurface},

  author       = {Johnson, C. and Biegalski, S. R. and Lowrey, J. D. and Rockhold, M. L. and Haas, D. A.},

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  journal      = {Journal of Environmental Radioactivity},

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