The radioactivity of building materials

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 367-372

  Papastefanou, C ^a   Stoulos, S ^a   Manolopoulou, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; CEMENT; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ROCK; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 29144482341     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-005-0918-z     Document Type: Article

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