Occurrence of natural radioactivity in public water supplies in Germany: 238U, 234U, 235U, 228Ra, 226Ra, 222Rn, 210Pb, 210Po and gross α activity concentrations

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-81

  Beyermann, M ^a   Bunger T ^a   Schmidt, K ^a   Obrikat, D ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; POLONIUM; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT; RADIUM; RADON; URANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA PARTICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELEMENTS, RADIOACTIVE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; POLONIUM; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; RADON; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955870834     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq139     Document Type: Article

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