Natural radioactivity measurement in pumice samples used raw materials in Turkey

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 350-354

  Turhan, Ş ^a   Yucel H ^a   Gunduz L ^b   Şahin, Ş ^b   Vural, M ^a   Parmaksiz, A ^a   Demircioglu, B ^a  

^a Saraykoy Nuclear Research and Training Center   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ray spectrometer; Health hazard indices; Potassium; Pumice; Radioactivity concentration; Radium; Radium equivalent; Thorium

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVES; BUILDING MATERIALS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; HEALTH HAZARDS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RAW MATERIALS;

HAZARD INDEX; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; RADIUM EQUIVALENT ACTIVITIES;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

POTASSIUM 40; PUMICE; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LAKE; MATERIALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIUM; SILICATES; THORIUM; TURKEY;

EID: 33845607716     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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