Radon exhalation of cementitious materials made with coal fly ash: Part 1 - Scientific background and testing of the cement and fly ash emanation

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-334

  Kovler, K ^a   Perevalov, A ^a   Steiner, V ^b   Metzger, L A ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Israel Ministry of the Environmental Protection   (Israel)

^c Environ Protect Licensing Dept   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Concrete; Fly ash; Porosity; Radioactivity; Radionuclides; Radium equivalent activity; Radon concentration; Radon exhalation rate; Strength

Indexed keywords

COAL; FLUXES; FLY ASH; HEALTH HAZARDS; PORTLAND CEMENT; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM); RADON EMANATION; RADON EXHALATION; RADON FLUX;

RADON;

CEMENT; COAL; RADON;

FLY ASH; RADON;

ARTICLE; FLY ASH; MATERIALS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CARBON; COAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POROSITY; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RADON; THORIUM;

EID: 18844443104     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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