Measurement of natural radioactivity and its significant hazards of some hematite samples in Eastern Desert, Egypt

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2263-2267

  Ahmed, N K ^a   El Arabi, A M ^a   Mahmoud, H M ^a   Salahel din, K ^a  

^a SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dose rate; Hazard index; Hematite; Natural radionuclides; Radium equivalent

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEMATITE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; THORIUM;

DOSE RATE; HAZARD INDEX; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEMATITE; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; THORIUM;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEMATITE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33847068231     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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