Assessment of natural radioactivity in aquifer medium bearing uranium ores in Koprubasi, Turkey

Environmental Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1637-1646

  Simsek, Celalettin ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aquifer medium; Koprubasi; Radioactivity; Radiological hazard; Uranium bearing sediments

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; MINERALS; ORE TREATMENT; RADIATION; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES;

AQUIFER MEDIUM; KOPRUBASI; RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD; URANIUM BEARING SEDIMENTS;

ORES;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AQUIFER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGLOMERATE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NEOGENE; ORE DEPOSIT; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHALLOW WATER; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EURASIA; KOPRUBASI MINE; MANISA; TURKEY;

EID: 53949122677     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1113-z     Document Type: Article

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