Environmental radioactivity monitoring in Portugal

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1639-1643

  Madruga, M J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Atmospheric environment; Monitoring; Portugal; Radioactivity; Terrestrial environment

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY MONITORING; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MONITORING; PORTUGAL; PORTUGUESE POPULATION; RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION; SAMPLING LOCATIONS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

BERYLLIUM 7; CESIUM 137; DRINKING WATER; LEAD 210; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RAIN; STRONTIUM 90; SURFACE WATER; TRITIUM;

AEROSOL; ALGA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MILK; MUSSEL; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PORTUGAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50649091135     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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