Uranium contents and associated effective doses in drinking water from biscay (Spain)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 857-861

  Herranz, M ^a   Abelairas, A ^a   Legarda, F ^a  

^a ETSI Industriales T   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; DOSIMETRY; RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

MEAN COMMITTED DOSE;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; RADIATION DOSAGE; SPAIN; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0343765710     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00289-8     Document Type: Article

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