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- Atoms, Nuclides, and Radionuclides -

Radiation sources
Radiation interactions
Counting Statistics

- Geochemistry of Radiogenic Isotopes -

Mixing Theory
Origin of Igneous Rock
Water and Sediment
The Oceans

- Thermonuclear Radionuclides -

Fission Products of Transuranium Elements
90Sr in the Environment
137Cs in the Environment
The 90Sr/137Cs, 239,240Pu, and 241Am in the Arctic Ocean

- General Properties of Radiation Detectors -

Ionizing chambers
Proportional and Geiger-Mueller counters
Scintillation Detectors
Germanium Gamma-Ray Detectors

- Geochronometry -

The Rb-Sr Method
The K-Ar Method
The 40Ar/39Ar Method
The Sm-Nd Method
The U-Pb, Th-Pb, and Pb-Pb Methods
The 14C Method
The 3H/3He Method

- Application of Tracer Technology to the Environment -

Atmospheric Transport Modeling
Groundwater dynamics
Nuclear non-proliferation

Knoll G.F. - Radiation Detection and Measurement. John Wiley & Sons, 2010 - ISBN:9780470649725

Faure G. and Mensing T.M - Isotopes-Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - ISBN:9780471384373