Radioecology teaching: Evaluation of the background radiation levels from areas with high concentrations of radionuclides in soil

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-144

  Anjos, R M ^a   Okuno, E ^b   Gomes, P R S ^a   Veiga, R ^a   Estellita, L ^a   Mangia, L ^a   Uzeda, D ^a   Soares, T ^a   Facure, A ^a   Brage, J A P ^a   Mosquera, B ^a   Carvalho, C ^a   Santos, A M A ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Fund Jorge Duprat FS M F   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCKS; SOILS; URANIUM;

BACKGROUND RADIATION LEVELS; RADIOECOLOGY TEACHING;

RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 12144287369     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/25/2/001     Document Type: Article

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