Sequential extraction procedure for determination of uranium, thorium, radium, lead and polonium radionuclides by alpha spectrometry in environmental samples

Czechoslovak Journal of Physics

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages

  Oliveira, J M ^a   Carvalho, F P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

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EID: 33846586358     PISSN: 00114626     EISSN: 15729486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10582-006-0548-x     Document Type: Article

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