The natural radioactivity contents in feed coals from the lignite-fired power plants in western Anatolia, Turkey

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 142, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 300-307

  Çam, N Füsun ^a   Yaprak, Günseli ^a   Eren, Elif ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; POTASSIUM; RADIUM; THORIUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN; SOIL POLLUTANT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; POWER PLANTS; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM; TURKEY;

EID: 78851470288     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq210     Document Type: Article

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