Evaluation of radionuclides in groundwater around proposed uranium mining sites in Bagjata and Banduhurang, Jharkhand (India)

Radioprotection

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-57

  Giri, S ^a   Singh, G ^a   Jha, V N ^b  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

226Ra; Groundwater; ingestion dose; uranium; uranium mine

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952677362     PISSN: 00338451     EISSN: 1769700X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/radiopro/2010056     Document Type: Article

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