Natural radionuclide emission from coal-fired power plants in the southwestern of Turkey and the population exposure to external radiation in their vicinity

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1900-1908

  Gür, Filiz ^a   Yaprak, Günseli ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coal; Fly ash; Lignite; Natural radioactivity; Power plant; Radiation dose; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ASH SAMPLES; BOTTOM ASH; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DOSE RATE; EXTERNAL RADIATION; GAMMA DOSE RATE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; POPULATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE SOIL;

ASH HANDLING; ASHES; COAL; COAL ASH; COAL FUELED FURNACES; DOSIMETRY; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; LIGNITE; POWER PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; CARBON; COAL; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; THORIUM;

ARTICLE; COAL POWER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; SURFACE SOIL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); AIR POLLUTION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLY ASH; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; CARBON; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; THORIUM; TURKEY;

EID: 79952202512     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2010.520608     Document Type: Article

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