Measurement of natural radioactivity in beach sands from Rizhao bathing beach, China

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-388

  Lu, Xinwei ^a   Zhang, Xiaolan ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HAZARD RATIO; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASHORE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BATHING BEACHES; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RAYS; GEOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; THORIUM;

EID: 53349156946     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn053     Document Type: Article

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