Evaluation of the natural and man-made radioactivity levels around the Egyptian nuclear facilities

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-185

  Diab, H M ^a   El Tahawy, M S ^a   El Mongy, S A ^a  

^a HOT LABORATORIES CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Laser fluorimetry; Nuclear facilities; Radioactivity measurement; spectrometry; spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; IODINE 131; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238; XENON; ZINC 65;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FLUOROMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; LASER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PLANT; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROMETRY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0034999842     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2001.89.3.179     Document Type: Article

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