Biomaterial Database

Ground-water concentrations of 226Ra and 222Rn in North Carolina phosphate lands. 1987

J E Watson, and B F Mitsch

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008906	Mining	The process of extracting mineral deposits from the earth.
D009657	North Carolina	State bounded on the north by Virginia, on the east and Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Georgia and South Carolina, and on the west by Tennessee.
D010710	Phosphates	Inorganic salts of phosphoric acid.	Inorganic Phosphate,Phosphates, Inorganic,Inorganic Phosphates,Orthophosphate,Phosphate,Phosphate, Inorganic
D011883	Radium	A radioactive element of the alkaline earth series of metals. It has the atomic symbol Ra and atomic number 88. Radium is the product of the disintegration of URANIUM and is present in pitchblende and all ores containing uranium. It is used clinically as a source of beta and gamma-rays in radiotherapy, particularly BRACHYTHERAPY.
D011886	Radon	A naturally radioactive element with atomic symbol Rn, and atomic number 86. It is a member of the noble gas family found in soil, and is released during the decay of RADIUM.	Actinon,Thoron (Element)
D005844	Geology	The science of the earth and other celestial bodies and their history as recorded in the rocks. It includes the study of geologic processes of an area such as rock formations, weathering and erosion, and sedimentation. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
D014873	Water Pollutants	Substances or organisms which pollute the water or bodies of water. Use for water pollutants in general or those for which there is no specific heading.	Water Pollutant,Pollutant, Water,Pollutants, Water
D014875	Water Pollutants, Radioactive	Pollutants, present in water or bodies of water, which exhibit radioactivity.	Pollutants, Radioactive Water,Radioactive Water Pollutants
D055593	Geological Phenomena	Structures, properties, and processes involving the inanimate matter of Earth.	Geological Concepts,Geological Processes,Geological Phenomenon,Geological Process,Geophysical Phenomena,Geophysical Process,Geophysical Processes,Concept, Geological,Concepts, Geological,Geological Concept,Phenomena, Geological,Phenomena, Geophysical,Phenomenon, Geological,Process, Geological,Process, Geophysical,Processes, Geological,Processes, Geophysical