Radioactivity levels in the Red Sea coastal environment of Sudan

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-26

  Sam, Adam Khatir ^a   Ahamed, Mustafa M O ^a   El Khangi, F A ^a   El Nigumi, Y O ^b   Holm, Elis ^c  

^a SUDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Algae; Radioactivity; Red Sea; Seagrass; Sediments; Sudan

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; ISOTOPE; POLONIUM; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ALGA; ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GRASS; INDIAN OCEAN; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SUDAN;

ALGAE; HALOPHILA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM;

EID: 0031971167     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)90025-X     Document Type: Article

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