Natural radioactivity of granites used as building materials

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-60

  Pavlidou, S ^a   Koroneos, A ^a   Papastefanou, C ^a   Christofides, G ^a   Stoulos, S ^a   Vavelides, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose; Building materials; Effective dose; Granite; Natural radioactivity; Radioactive minerals

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; EFFECTIVE DOSE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVE MINERALS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPOSITION; GAMMA RAYS; MINERALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOLOGY;

GRANITE;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; GRANITE; RADIOACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DOSIMETRY; FALLOUT; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GRANITE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; RADIOMETRY; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BRAZIL; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33745192603     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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