Distribution and correlation of the natural radionuclides in a coal mine of the West Macedonia Lignite Center (Greece)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-237

  Tsikritzis, L I ^a   Fotakis, M ^a   Tzimkas, N ^a   Kolovos, N ^b   Tsikritzi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b Public Power Corporation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coal mine; Greece; Lignite; Radionuclide concentration; Sterile

Indexed keywords

LIGNITE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

COAL MATRIX; RADIONUCLIDE CONCENTRATIONS;

COAL MINES;

LIGNITE; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

COAL MINE; LIGNITE; RADIONUCLIDE; RADON ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GREECE; SPECTROSCOPY;

COAL MINING; GREECE; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MACEDONIA [GREECE]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38949167475     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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