Measurement of activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in the topsoil of IITA Ibadan by gamma-ray spectrometry

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-347

  Okeyode, I C ^a   Farai, I P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; HEALTH RISKS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SOILS;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; DOSE RATE; MULTICHANNEL ANALYZERS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

POTASSIUM 40; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTISCANNING; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NIGERIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 34548463482     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/27/3/006     Document Type: Article

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