Radon and other natural radionuclides in drinking water in Austria: Measurement and assessment

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 913-917

  Gruber, V ^a   Maringer, F J ^a,b   Landstetter, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Bundesamt fur Eich und Vermessungswesen   (Austria)

^c AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Drinking water directive; Natural radioactivity; Radon; Triathler

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER DIRECTIVE; MEASURING TECHNIQUES; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; PILOT PROJECTS; TRIATHLER; UPPER AUSTRIA;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RADIATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADON;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SAMPLING;

AUSTRIA; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; WATER; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 63249118325     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.056     Document Type: Article

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