238U, 226Ra, 210Po concentrations of bottled mineral waters in Hungary and their committed effective dose

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-181

  Kovacs T ^a   Bodrogi, E ^a   Dombovari P ^a   Somlai, J ^a   Nemeth Cs ^a   Capote, A ^b   Tarjan S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b Frederic Joliot Curie Natl Research   (Hungary)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MINERAL WATER; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; TAP WATER; URANIUM 238; ISOTOPE; MANGANESE DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE OXIDE; OXIDE; RADIUM; URANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EUROPE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC BOTTLE; POPULATION; RADIATION DOSE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROMETRY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHEMISTRY; INFANT; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERAL WATERS; OXIDES; POLONIUM; RADIUM; SEMICONDUCTORS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1542301477     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch006     Document Type: Article

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