Determination of uranium, thorium and potassium activity concentrations in soil cores in Araba valley, Jordan

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-216

  Abusini, M ^a   Al Ayasreh, K ^a   Al jundi, J ^b  

^a AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM 40; SILICON DIOXIDE; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; JORDAN; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; JORDAN; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 45149101836     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm327     Document Type: Article

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