Natural radioactivity in drinking water in private wells in Finland

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-232

  Vesterbacka, Pia ^a   Makelainen I ^a   Arvela, H ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; FINLAND; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 18844457611     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch446     Document Type: Article

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