Radioactivity of tobacco leaves and radiation dose induced from smoking

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 558-567

  Papastefanou, Constantin ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Radiation dose; Radioactivity; Smoking; Tobacco leaves

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; FERTILIZER; LEAD 210; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GRAVITY; GREECE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; SMOKING; SOIL; TOBACCO; TRICHOME;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 61449251744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6020558     Document Type: Article

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