Radioactivity of phosphogypsum in the south-west of Spain

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-189

  Bohvar J P ^a   Garcia Tenorio R ^b   Mas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD 210; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLONIUM; RADIUM 226; SULFURIC ACID; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPAIN;

EID: 7144260407     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032263     Document Type: Article

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