Determination of gross alpha, 224Ra, 226Ra, and 228Ra activities in drinking water using a single sample preparation procedure

Health Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 660-666

  Parsa, Bahman ^a   Obed, Reynaldo N ^a   Nemeth, William K ^a   Suozzo, Gail P ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure, population; Radium; Safety standards; Water

Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM 228; BARIUM; BARIUM 133; BARIUM SULFATE; BISMUTH 214; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GERMANIUM; LEAD 212; LEAD 214; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; RADON 224; RADON 226; RADON 228; THORIUM 230; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GAS FLOW; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; REGULATORY MECHANISM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ALPHA PARTICLES; RADIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 27844431709     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000175147.43222.88     Document Type: Article

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