Natural radioactivity in a Volcanic Island: Ustica, Southern Italy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 287-293

  Bellia, S ^a   Brai, M ^a   Hauser, S ^a   Puccio, P ^a   Rizzo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; HEALTH RISKS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADON; ROCKS; SOILS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

POTASSIUM 40; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLCANO;

EID: 0031081739     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00150-9     Document Type: Article

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