Determination of gross α and β activities in waters from Batman, Turkey

Desalination

Volumn 244, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 208-214

  Damla, N ^a   Cevik, U ^a   Karahan, G ^b   Kobya, A I ^a   Kocak, M ^b   Isik, U ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Batman; Gross and ; Water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; BATMAN; CONCENTRATION OF; DRINKING WATER; EFFECTIVE DOSE; LOW BACKGROUND; MULTIPLE DETECTORS; OIL RESERVES; REFERENCE LEVELS; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING STATIONS; THERMAL SPRING WATER; TOURIST ATTRACTIONS; WATER SAMPLES; WELL WATER;

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; WATER WELLS;

POTABLE WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SPRING WATER;

BATMAN; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 67049107876     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.024     Document Type: Article

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