Natural radioactivity levels in soil samples from some areas of Himachal Pradesh, India using γ-ray spectrometry

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 34, 2005, Pages 6306-6314

  Rani, Asha ^a   Singh, Surinder ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annual effective dose; External hazard index; Fission track technique; Raeq activities

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE; EXTERNAL HAZARD INDEX; FISSION TRACK TECHNIQUE; RAEQ ACTIVITIES;

SOILS;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INDIA; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED NATIONS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 26044464205     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.07.050     Document Type: Article

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