Behavior of 210Po and 210Pb in high background areas of coastal Kerala on the south west coast of India

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 396-401

  Narayana, Y ^a   Shetty, P K ^a   Siddappa, K ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Kerala; Lead 210; Polonium 210; Sand and soil

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; SAND; SOILS;

KERALA; LEAD-210; POLONIUM-210; SAND AND SOIL;

LEAD;

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOASSAY; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SOIL ANALYSIS; IONIZING RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; INDIA; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; POLONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 29144447926     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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