The radioactivity measurements in soils and fertilizers using gamma spectrometry technique

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-339

  Boukhenfouf, Wassila ^a   Boucenna, Ahmed ^a  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Environmental radioactivity; Gamma spectrometry; HPGe detector; Phosphate fertilizers

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ALGERIA; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS; CULTIVATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FERTILIZED SOILS; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HPGE DETECTOR; LOCAL PRODUCTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MINERAL CONTENT; MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACTIVITIES; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; RADIUM EQUIVALENT ACTIVITY; WELL WATER;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADIUM; SOILS; SPECTROMETRY;

PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS;

CESIUM 137; FERTILIZER; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232;

DETECTION METHOD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PHOSPHATE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SAMPLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SOIL;

ALGERIA; BACKGROUND RADIATION; FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; SOIL; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM;

ALGERIA; SETIF;

EID: 79952738814     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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