Natural radioactive nuclides and chemical components in the groundwater of Beni Suef Governate, MiddleEgypt

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Khalil, F A ^a   Amin, Rafat M ^b   El Fayoumi, M A K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS   (Egypt)

^b Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL COMPONENTS; COMMITTED EFFECTIVE DOSE; CONSUMPTION RATES; DRINKING WATERS; EFFECTIVE DOSE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MAJOR IONS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITIES; PH VALUES; RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES; WATER SAMPLES;

ALKALINITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RISK PERCEPTION; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; KRYPTON; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUID INTAKE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EGYPT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 63649148631     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/29/1/N01     Document Type: Article

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