Natural radioactivity of the tar-sand deposits of Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 505, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 449-453

  Fasasi, M K ^a   Oyawale, A A ^a   Mokobia, C E ^a   Tchokossa, P ^a   Ajayi, T R ^a   Balogun, F A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Natural radioactivity; Nigeria; Ondo; Potassium; Tar sand; Thorium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOISOTOPES; SAND; TAR; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0038693813     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01118-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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