Natural radioactivity and gamma dose from Sri Lankan clay bricks used in building construction

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 365-369

  Hewamanna, R ^a   Sumithrarachchi, C S ^a   Mahawatte, P ^a   Nanayakkara, H L C ^b   Ratnayake, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b Atomic Energy Authority   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Annual effective dose; Radiological hazard; Specific radioactivity concentrations

Indexed keywords

BRICK; CLAY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; POTASSIUM; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM; SPECTROMETRY; THORIUM;

ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE; SPECIFIC RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM; THORIUM;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLAY; GAMMA RADIATION; HAZARD; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIUM; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; SRI LANKA; THORIUM;

EID: 0035255358     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00107-X     Document Type: Article

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