Dose rate assessment of terrestrial gamma radiation in the Delta region of Nigeria

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-77

  Arogunjo, A M ^a   Farai, I P ^b   Fuwape, I A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM 40; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHY; NIGERIA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RAYS; GEOGRAPHY; NIGERIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0842303581     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch010     Document Type: Article

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