Radiological characteristics and investigation of the radioactive equilibrium in the ashes produced in lignite-fired power plants

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-246

  Karangelos, D J ^a   Petropoulos, N P ^a   Anagnostakis, M J ^a   Hinis, E P ^a   Simopoulos, S E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Natural radioactivity; Radioactive equilibrium; Radon exhalation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIGNITE; PULMONARY DISEASES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY;

BOTTOM ASH; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVE SECULAR EQUILIBRIUM;

COAL ASH;

CEMENT; COAL; DRUG ADDITIVE; LEAD 210; LIGNITE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADON; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; EMISSION CONTROL; FLY ASH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; ASH; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EXHALATION; GRAIN; RADIOACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; FOSSIL FUELS; GREECE; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM; RADON; TEMPERATURE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 4644355043     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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