A review of sampling and monitoring protocols related to radioactive elements in fractured rock aquifers
Gathier Mahed
Corresponding Author Bioresources Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town 8000, South Africa [email protected] Search for papers by this author
An analysis of current available sampling and monitoring protocols related to radioactivity has been undertaken. The international best practice is outlined in order to better understand the available sampling as well as monitoring protocols related to radioactivity. Thereafter, the most relevant South African groundwater sampling and monitoring protocols are examined for their application to the subject matter. This piece of work highlights the need for more sampling and monitoring protocols related to fractured rock media in general and radioactivity in fractured rock media in particular.