Distribution of scales containing NORM in different oilfields equipment

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 457-463

  Al Masri, M S ^a   Aba, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Characterizations; Naturally occurring radionuclides; Oil industry; Scales; Syria

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; INSTALLATION; ISOTOPES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOLUBILITY;

HARD SCALES; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM); SPECIFIC ACTIVITY;

OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT;

BARIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIUM 224; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLID WASTE;

EID: 22944490541     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.05.050     Document Type: Article

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