Radium and 40K in Algerian bottled mineral waters and consequent doses

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-57

  Seghour, A ^a   Seghour, F Z ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

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EID: 61449221012     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp009     Document Type: Article

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