Determination of radium-226 in environmental and personal monitoring samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 133-137

  Lawrie, W C ^a   Desmond, J A ^a   Spence, D ^a   Anderson, S ^a   Edmondson, C ^a  

^a SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

spectrometry; Ion exchange chromatography; Radium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SEDIMENTS; SILICA GEL; TOXIC MATERIALS; URANIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

RADIUM 226;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0034662367     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00168-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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