Measurements of radionuclides in coal samples from two provinces of Pakistan and computation of external γ-ray dose rate in coal mines

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-216

  Jamil, Khalid ^a   Ali, Safdar ^a   Iqbal, Masood ^b   Qureshi, A A ^a   Khan, H A ^a  

^a Environmental Radiation Group   (Pakistan)

^b Nuclear Measurement Division   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

COAL MINING; HEALTH RISK; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; COAL MINING; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAKISTAN; SPECTROMETER; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0031714855     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00094-5     Document Type: Article

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