Radioactivity concentrations of 40K, 134Cs, 137Cs, 90Sr, 241Am, 238Pu and 239+240Pu radionuclides in Jordanian soil samples

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-67

  Al Hamarneh, I ^a   Wreikat, A ^a   Toukan, K ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Artificial actinides; Caesium isotopes; Radioactivity concentrations; Radiochemistry

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CONTAMINATION; FISSION PRODUCTS; GAMMA RAYS; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS; SPECTROMETRY;

RADIOCHEMICAL SEPARATIONS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90;

ACTINIDE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; JORDAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; BRYOPSIDA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REFERENCE VALUE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

JORDAN;

BRYOPHYTA; JORDANIA;

BRYOPSIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JORDAN; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPES; REFERENCE VALUES; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 0037214888     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00160-1     Document Type: Article

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