Radioelemental study of Kolaghat, thermal power plant, West Bengal, India: Possible environmental hazards

Environmental Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 180-186

  Mandal, A ^a   Sengupta, D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bottom ash; Fly ash; India; Kolaghat; Power plant; Radioactivity; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RADIOLOGY;

BOTTOM ASH;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

INDIA; KOLAGHAT; WEST BENGAL;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0038614743     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0744-3     Document Type: Article

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