Natural radioactivity measurements in building materials in Southern Lebanon

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1279-1288

  Kobeissi, M A ^a   El Samad, O ^a   Zahraman, K ^a   Milky, S ^b   Bahsoun, F ^b   Abumurad, K M ^c  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Spectroscopy; 222Rn; Building materials; CR 39; Lebanon; Radionuclides; Rn exhalation rates

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EXHALATION RATES; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

ACTINIUM; ACTINIUM 228; BISMUTH 212; BISMUTH 214; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; CEMENT; LEAD 212; PAINT; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; RADON 222;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; QUARRY; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SANDBANK;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LEBANON; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; SAND;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; LEBANON; RADIOISOTOPES;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 44749083438     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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