Correlations of natural radionuclides in sediment from Danube

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-24

  Krmar, M ^a   Slivka, J ^a   Varga, E ^a   Bikit, I ^a   Veskovic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Activity ratio; Natural radionuclides; River sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RATIO; DANUBE RIVERS; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; RIVER SEDIMENT; SENSITIVE METHODS; SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES;

RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENTATION;

DANUBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 56349146364     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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