A simplified technique for gamma-spectrometric analysis of 210Pb in sediment samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 473-477

  Hussain, N ^a   Kim, G ^a   Church, T M ^a   Carey, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GEOMETRY; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; SELF ABSORPTION;

LEAD;

LEAD 210;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0030130886     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-8043(95)00319-3     Document Type: Article

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