Natural radioactivity in tap waters of Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-92

  Cevik U ^a   Damla, N ^a   Karahan, G ^b   Celebi N ^b   Kobya, A I ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH 214; CESIUM 137; LEAD 214; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADON; RADON 222; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FLUID INTAKE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MONITORING; REFERENCE VALUE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; TURKEY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33646874104     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci325     Document Type: Article

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