Radiation doses in Jordanian dwellings due to natural radioactivity in construction materials and soil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-136

  Ahmad, N ^a   Hussein, A J A ^a   Aslam, ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; POTASSIUM 40; RADON; THORIUM 232;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; HOUSING; JORDAN; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE;

JORDAN;

JORDANIA;

EID: 0031690073     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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