Radioactive impact of some phosphogypsum piles in soils and salt marshes evaluated by γ-ray spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 1069-1075

  Bolivar, J P ^a   Garcia Tenorio R ^b   Garcia Leon M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c Facultad de Fisica   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; EFFECTS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PILES; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SAMPLING; SOILS; THORIUM;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM PILES; RADIOACTIVE IMPACT; SALT MARSHES;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; INDUSTRY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030248778     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00108-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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