Exposure to 226Ra from consumption of vegetables in the high level natural radiation area of Ramsar-Iran

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-225

  Ghiassi Nejad, M ^a,b   Beitollahi, M M ^a   Asefi, M ^a   Reza Nejad, F ^a,c  

^a National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

226Ra; Concentration ratio; Effective dose; Exposure

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; POTABLE WATER; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SOILS;

NATURAL RADIATION;

RADIOACTIVITY;

DRINKING WATER; RADIUM 226;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FOOD CONSUMPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; FOOD INTAKE; IRAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; IRAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES; WATER SUPPLY;

IRAN;

EID: 0037279278     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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