Evaluation of radionuclides concentration in Brazilian coals

Fuel

Volumn 86, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 807-812

  Flues, M ^a   Camargo, I M C ^a   Figueiredo Filho, P M ^a   Silva, P S C ^a   Mazzilli, B P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Coal; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

COAL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RAYS; RADIOLOGY; RAW MATERIALS; SPECTROMETRY;

BRAZIL; DIRECT GAMMA SPECTROMETRY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33845651892     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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