Levels of natural radionuclides in some Nigerian cereals and tubers

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Arogunjo, A M ^a   Ofuga, E E ^a   Afolabi, M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Activity; Foodstuffs; Gamma ray; Ingestion; Radionuclide

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOOD PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

CEREALS; FOODSTUFF; NIGERIA; TUBERS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

FOOD INTAKE; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CASSAVA; CEREAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NIGERIA; PLANT TUBER; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RICE;

EID: 17044420425     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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