Radioactivity and elemental analysis in the Ruseifa municipal landfill, Jordan

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 190-198

  Al Jundi, J ^a   Al Tarazi, E ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Annual effective dose; Elemental analysis; Gamma spectroscopy; Radioactivity; Ruseifa landfill

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS; WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; RUSEIFA LANDFILL; SOIL SAMPLES;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; RUBIDIUM; ZINC;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; RADIOACTIVITY; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; JORDAN; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL TREATMENT; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

JORDAN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; X-RAYS;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; RUSAYFAH; ZARQA;

EID: 38749140239     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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