Gamma activity and radiation dose in concrete building blocks used for construction of dwellings in Jos, Nigeria

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-398

  Ademola, J A ^a   Farai, I P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MINING; NIGERIA; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BODY BURDEN; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GAMMA RAYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; NIGERIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 33846067150     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl052     Document Type: Article

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