• A Study on Sampling Method for Measurement of Rn-222 Activity in Groundwater

  • Yong Hwa Oh*

  • Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea

  • 지하수 중 Rn-222 농도 측정을 위한 시료 채취 방법에 대한 연구

  • 오 용 화*

  • 국립한국해양대학교 해양과학기술전문대학원 해양과학기술융합학과

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This Article

  • 2025; 30(1): 30-36

    Published on Feb 28, 2025

  • 10.7857/JSGE.025.30.1.030
  • Received on Jan 20, 2025
  • Revised on Jan 25, 2025
  • Accepted on Feb 5, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Yong Hwa Oh

  • Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: yhoh@kmou.ac.kr