The natural radioactivity in water by gross alpha and beta measurements

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-101

  Bonotto, D M ^a   Bueno, T O ^a   Tessari, B W ^a   Silva, A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drinking water quality; Gamma ray spectrometry; Gross alpha; Gross beta; Groundwater radioactivity

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; STARS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER QUALITY; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY; GROSS ALPHA; GROSS BETA; GROUNDWATER RADIOACTIVITY;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 60249087829     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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