226Ra and natural uranium in Argentinian bottled mineral waters

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-224

  Bomben, A M ^a   Equillor, H E ^a   Oliveira, A A ^a  

^a Ente Nacional Regulador Nuclear   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MINERAL WATER; RADIUM 226; URANIUM;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; FLUOROMETRY; INGESTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; RADIATION DOSE; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 0029807398     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031820     Document Type: Article

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