Natural radioactivity of some red Mediterranean soils

Catena

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-26

  Laubenstein, Matthias ^a   Magaldi, Donatello ^b  

^a LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

232 thorium; 238 uranium; Environmental radioactivity; Gamma ray spectrometry; Pleistocene paleosols; Terra rossa

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CLAY MINERAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOACTIVITY; RED SOIL; TERRA ROSSA; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TURKEY;

EID: 55949115552     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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