A comparison of minimum detectable and proposed maximum allowable soil concentration cleanup levels for selected radionuclides

Health Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 413-417

  Wood, J L ^a   Benke, R R ^a   Rohrer, S M ^a   Kearfott, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose equivalent, effective; Maximum permissible concentrations; Minimum detectable activity; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SOIL;

EID: 0033038745     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199904000-00010     Document Type: Article

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