Measurement of natural radioactivity and dose rate assessment of terrestrial gamma radiation in the soil of southern Punjab, Pakistan

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-212

  Fatima, I ^a   Zaidi, J H ^a   Arif, M ^a   Daud, M ^a   Ahmad, S A ^b   Tahir, S N A ^c  

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

^b PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

^c Directorate General of Local Government   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

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

EID: 45149133405     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm310     Document Type: Article

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