Natural radioactivity in common building construction and radiation shielding materials

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2254-2259

  Sonkawade, R G ^a   Kant, K ^b   Muralithar, S ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Ramola, R C ^c  

^a INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^b KL Mehta Dayanand College for Women   (India)

^c H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Exhalation rate; Health; Potassium; Radium; Radon; Thorium; Thoron; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; GRANITE; RADIATION SHIELDING;

GRANITE MATERIALS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIALS; RADON EXHALATION RATES;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

CEMENT; FERRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SHIELD; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXHALATION; GRANITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 43049140772     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.11.037     Document Type: Article

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