226Ra, 232Th and 40K contents and radon exhalation rate from materials used for construction and decoration in Cameroon

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-378

  Ngachin, M ^a,b,c   Garavaglia, M ^d   Giovani, C ^d   Nourreddine, A ^c   Kwato Njock, M G ^a   Scruzzi, E ^d   Lagos, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^d Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA)   (Italy)

^e FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

POLYCARBONATE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADON; THALLIUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EUROPE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY;

CAMEROON; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RADON; THORIUM;

EID: 51449093086     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/28/3/007     Document Type: Article

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