Assessment of the radiological hazards due to naturally occurring radionuclides in soil samples collected from the north western areas of Pakistan

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Rahman, S ^a   Matiullah, ^a   Mujahid, S A ^b   Hussain, S ^b  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM;

EID: 45149129877     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm333     Document Type: Article

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