Radiochemical characterization of spring waters in Balaton Upland, Hungary, estimation of radiation dose to members of public

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Jobbágy, Viktor ^a   Kávási, Norbert ^a   Somlai, János ^b   Máté, Borbála ^b   Kovács, Tibor ^b  

^a Social Organization for Radioecological Cleanliness   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

210Po; 226Ra; 238U; Alpha spectrometry; Dose assessment; Drinking water

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649106230     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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