Natural radioactivity and associated radiation hazards in building materials used in Peloponnese, Greece

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1453-1457

  Papaefthymiou, H ^a   Gouseti, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Building materials; Greece; Natural radioactivity; Peloponnese

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PORTLAND CEMENT; RADIATION; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOMETRY; RAW MATERIALS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; GREECE; MARBLE POWDER; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PELOPONNESE; PORTLAND; WHITE CEMENT;

CEMENTS;

EID: 52049095062     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.03.032     Document Type: Article

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