Elemental analysis of two Egyptian phosphate rock mines by instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 511-515

  El Taher, A ^a  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Egyptian phosphate ores; Instrumental neutron activation analysis; TRIGA Mainz

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FEED; EGYPTIANS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMAN HEALTH; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PHOSPHATE ORES; PHOSPHATE ROCKS; PHOSPHATIC FERTILIZERS; RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD; TRIGA MAINZ;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MINING; NEUTRONS; ORES; PHOSPHATE MINES; PHOSPHATE ORE TREATMENT; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; ZINC;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EUROPIUM; LANTHANUM; NEODYMIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; SAMARIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; ROCK; SAMPLE;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HUMANS; MINING; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PHOSPHATES; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 74449086845     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.045     Document Type: Article

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