Study of natural radionuclides and radon emanation in bricks used in the Attica region, Greece

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-28

  Savidou, A ^a   Raptis, C ^a   Kritidis, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRICK; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; SPECTROMETRY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; RADON CONCENTRATION; RADON EMANATION; RADON EXHALATION MEASUREMENT;

RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIOISOTOPE; RADON;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GREECE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029945671     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(95)00003-S     Document Type: Article

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