Analysis of uranium in drinking water samples using laser induced fluorimetry

Health Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Rani, Asha ^b   Singh, Surinder ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analysis, risk; Dose assessment; Uranium; Water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; URANIUM;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUOROMETRY; LASER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BODY BURDEN; FLUOROMETRY; HUMANS; INDIA; LASERS; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33746156422     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000202233.64500.89     Document Type: Article

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