Measurements of activity concentrations of naturally occuring radionuclides in soil samples from Punjab province of Pakistan and assessment of radiological hazards

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 421-427

  Tahir, S N A ^a   Jamil, K ^b   Zaidi, J H ^c   Arif, M ^c   Ahmed, Nasir ^a   Ahmad, Syed Arif ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

^c PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEALTH HAZARD; PAKISTAN; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RIVER; SOIL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA RAYS; PAKISTAN; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM;

EID: 21044445784     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch484     Document Type: Article

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