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Occurrence and sources of radium in groundwater associated with oil fields in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California

August 7, 2019

Geochemical data from 40 water wells were used to examine the occurrence and sources of radium (Ra) in groundwater associated with three oil fields in California (Fruitvale, Lost Hills, South Belridge). 226Ra+228Ra activities (range=0.010-0.51 Bq/L) exceeded the 0.185 Bq/L drinking-water standard in 18% of the wells (not drinking-water wells). Radium activities were correlated with TDS concentrations (p

Publication Year 2019
Title Occurrence and sources of radium in groundwater associated with oil fields in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California
DOI 10.1021/acs.est.9b02395
Authors Peter B. McMahon, Avner Vengosh, Tracy Davis, Matthew K. Landon, Rebecca L. Tyne, Michael Wright, Justin T. Kulongoski, Andrew G. Hunt, Peter H. Barry, A.J. Kondash, Z. Wang, Christopher J. Ballentine
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Environmental Science & Technology
Index ID 70204862
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization California Water Science Center; Colorado Water Science Center; Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center
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