226Ra in tap and mineral water and related health risk in the Republic of Croatia

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-239

  Marović, Gordana ^a   Senčar, Jasminka ^a   Franič, Zdenko ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

226Ra; Mineral water; Radiation doses; Radioactivity

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MINERAL WATER; RADIUM 226; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; CROATIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROMETRY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

DOSIMETRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; MINERAL SPRINGS; POTABLE WATER; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIUM;

MINERAL WATER; TAP WATER;

WATER POLLUTION;

POLLUTANT; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; MINERAL WATER; POTABLE WATER; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM CONTAMINATION; RADIUM-226; SPRING WATER;

CROATIA;

EID: 0030612944     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005794028679     Document Type: Article

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