Preliminary results from the first national in situ gamma spectrometry survey of the United Kingdom

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 94-102

  Tyler, Andrew N ^a   Copplestone, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbage; In situ gamma ray spectrometry; Pollution; Radioactivity; Soil; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AIR KERMA RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBAGE; IN SITU GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; VEGETATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; HERB; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HERBAGE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIBRATION; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447622651     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.01.029     Document Type: Article

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