Radiological monitoring: terrestrial natural radionuclides in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 368-374

  Lee, Siak Kuan ^a   Wagiran, Husin ^a   Termizi Ramli, Ahmad ^a   Heru Apriantoro, Nursama ^a   Khalik Wood, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

232Th and 40K; 238U; Isodose; Radioactivity; Soil type; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOMETRY;

ISODOSE; SOIL TYPES; TERRESTRIAL; ^232TH AND^40K; ^238U;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

POTASSIUM 40; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAMMA RAY RADIATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RADIATION; MALAYSIA; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; KINTA; MALAYSIA; PERAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 64949093407     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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