Natural radionuclides in the aquatic environment of a phosphogypsum disposal area

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-165

  Haridasan, P P ^a,b   Paul, A C ^a   Desai, M V M ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Indian Rare Earths Limited   (India)

Author keywords

India; Phosphates; Phosphogypsum; Polonium; Radioactivity; Radium; Ri ver; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE; RADIOISOTOPE;

FLOW ANALYSIS; GYPSUM; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

GYPSUM; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RIVER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SULFATE; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POLONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIUM; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

INDIA;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 0035219034     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00121-1     Document Type: Article

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