Determination of depleted uranium in environmental samples by gamma-spectroscopic techniques

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-310

  Karangelos, D J ^a   Anagnostakis, M J ^a   Hinis, E P ^a   Simopoulos, S E ^a   Zunic, Z S ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Depleted uranium; Gamma spectroscopy; Soil; TENORM

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMMA RAYS; ISOTOPES; PHOTONS; RADIOACTIVITY;

GAMMA-SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

URANIUM;

URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY; URANIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PHOTON; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DETECTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 3142628217     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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