Radioactivity measurements and radiation dose evaluation in tap waters of Central Italy

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1182-1188

  Desideri, Donatella ^a   Roselli, Carla ^a   Meli, Maria Assunta ^a   Feduzi, Laura ^a   Rongoni, Alba ^b   Saetta, Daniela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Radioactivity; Radium; Tap water; Uranium

Indexed keywords

RADIUM; URANIUM; WATER;

ADULT; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ITALY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ALPHA PARTICLES; BETA RAYS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; ITALY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 34948834720     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700116     Document Type: Article

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