Standardized methods for measuring radionuclides in drinking water

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 397-401

  Forte, M ^a   Bertolo, A ^b   D'Alberti, F ^c   De Felice, P ^c   Desideri, D ^d   Esposito, M ^e   Fresca Fantoni, R ^f   Lorenzelli, R ^g   Luciani, A ^h   Magnoni, M ⁱ   Marsili, F ^g   Moretti, A ^j   Queirazza, G ^k   Risica, S ^l   Rusconi, R ^a   Sandri, S ^m   Trevisi, R ⁿ   Valentini Ganzerli, M T ^k  

^a ARPA Lombardia   (Italy)

^b Ospedale   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^e U Series srl   (Italy)

^f AGIP SpA   (Italy)

^g ENEA   (Italy)

^h ENEA   (Italy)

ⁱ ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^l ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^m ENEA   (Italy)

ⁿ ISPESL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; URANIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION; BETA RADIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA RADIATION; ITALY; ORGANIZATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 33750215282     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-006-0420-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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