Radiological hazard and radiogenic heat production in some building materials in upper Egypt

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-246

  Abbady, A ^a  

^a SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; CEMENT; LIMESTONE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EGYPT; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 33744970297     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-006-0160-3     Document Type: Article

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