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Characterisation of natural radioactivity in Karoo Basin groundwater prior to shale gas exploration
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The prospect of unconventional shale-gas development in the Karoo Basin (South Africa) has created
the need to obtain baseline data on natural radioactivity in Karoo groundwaters. The Karoo Basin
groundwater radiological ...
Radon escape from water
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This thesis aims to measure the rate of radon loss from water in a systematic way. The dependence on surface area, temperature and concentration will be investigated. The experiments were done at UWC by creating radon using ...
Radon exhalation of building materials
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Public concern about all radiation and radon exhalation from building
materials has been highlighted recently. The purpose of this study is
to address this public concern and to investigate the contribution of
building ...