Concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides and fission products in brick samples fabricated and used in and around greater Dhaka City

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-260

  Roy, S ^a   Alam, M S ^b   Miah, F K ^a   Alam, B ^b  

^a Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

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EID: 0004531172     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a033043     Document Type: Article

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