Natural and artificial radioactivity in surface waters of the Ebro river basin (Northeast Spain)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-210

  Pujol, Ll ^a   Sanchez Cabeza, J A ^a  

^a Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de Obras Publicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Radioactivity; Radiological assessment; River water

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; STRONTIUM 90; URANIUM;

RADIOACTIVITY; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RIVER; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EBRO BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 0034072353     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00076-X     Document Type: Article

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