Radium concentration measurements in coal flyash and cement samples using LR-115 plastic track detectors

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1146-1150

  Kant, Krishan ^a,b   Chauhan, R P ^a,c   Sharma, G S ^a,d   Chakarvarti, S K ^a,e  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b Department of Higher Education   (India)

^c IGN College   (India)

^d BSA College   (India)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cement; Coal; Detecton; Flyash; Pollution; Radium; Radon

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; COAL; RADIUM; RADON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; LR 115 PLASTIC TRACK DETECTOR; POLLUTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; X RAY;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 4744368851     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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