Natural radionuclides in building materials available in Israel

Building and Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 531-537

  Kovler, K ^a   Haquin, G ^b   Manasherov, V ^a   Ne'Eman, E ^b   Lavi, N ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Building materials; Indoor gamma radiation; Natural radionuclides; Radioactivity concentration; Radium equivalent; Standardization

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; POTASSIUM; RADIATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; THORIUM;

BUILDING BINDERS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; HEALTH RISK; RADIONUCLIDE;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0036567817     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(01)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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