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On the uptake of tritium by soil water and groundwater
Author(s) -
Ehhalt D. H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr009i004p01073
Subject(s) - groundwater , tritium , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , nuclear physics , physics
Tritiated molecular hydrogen in the atmosphere is oxidized by soil microorganisms and may contribute to the T input into soil with a rate of 5.4 T atom/cm 2 sec.