Evaluation of dose due to ingestion of natural radionuclides of the uranium series in spring waters

Radiation Research

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 250-252

  Mazzilli, B ^a   Camargo, I M C ^a   Oliveira, J ^a   Nieri, A ^a   Sampa, M H O ^a   Silva, B L R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FLUID INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031818728     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579860     Document Type: Article

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