Radium isotopes in Estonian groundwater: Measurements, analytical correlations, population dose and a proposal for a monitoring strategy

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 761-780

  Forte, M ^a   Bagnato, L ^b   Caldognetto, E ^c   Risica, S ^d   Trotti, F ^c   Rusconi, R ^a  

^a ARPA Lombardia (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c ARPAV (Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Veneto)   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DRINKING WATER; EFFECTIVE DOSE; ESTONIA; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; EUROPEAN UNION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; LIMIT VALUES; MONITORING STRATEGY; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; SAMPLING POINTS;

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISOTOPES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MONITORING; POTABLE WATER; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; RADIUM;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

RADIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESTONIA; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTONIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78650390245     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/4/009     Document Type: Article

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