The study of natural radionuclides and radon exhalation rate in ceramic materials containing fly ash developed in Israel

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue 4-6, 2004, Pages 375-378

  Lavi, N ^a   Alfassi, Z B ^b  

^a Environment Services Company Ltd   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Building materials; Ceramics; Fly ash

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; RADON;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CERAMICS; FLY ASH; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; ISRAEL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 3142713655     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.92.4.375.35594     Document Type: Article

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