Natural radioactivity levels for selected kinds of Egyptian sand

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-168

  El Bahi, Samia M ^a   El Dine, Nadia W ^a   Ahmed, Fawzia ^b   Sroor, Amany ^a   Abdl Salaam, Mahitab M A ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b National Institute of Standards   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Natural radioactivity; Potassium 40; Thorium 232; Uranium 238

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SAND;

POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICON DIOXIDE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

DESERT CLIMATE; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; SILICON DIOXIDE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 26944491883     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010500054019     Document Type: Article

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