Radium-228 analysis of natural waters by Cherenkov counting of Actinium-228

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1954-1963

  Aleissa, Khalid A ^a   Almasoud, Fahad I ^a   Islam, Mohammed S ^a   L'Annunziata, Michael F ^b  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The Montague Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinium 228; Cherenkov counting; Natural waters; Radium 228

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; RADIUM;

ACTINIUM-228; CHERENKOV COUNTING; NATURAL WATERS; RADIUM-228;

ACTINIDES;

ACTINIUM 228; MANGANESE OXIDE; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 228; SALICYLATE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACTINIUM; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; FRESH WATER; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RADIUM;

EID: 53549095959     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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