Annual effective dose and concentration levels of gross α and β in various waters from Samsun, Turkey

Desalination

Volumn 279, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 135-139

  Görür, F Korkmaz ^a   Keser, R ^a   Dizman, S ^a   Okumusoglu N T ^b  

^a RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Effective dose equivalent; Gross ; Gross ; Samsun; Water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE; BLACK SEA; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; EFFECTIVE DOSE EQUIVALENTS; LOW BACKGROUND; MULTIPLE DETECTORS; REFERENCE LEVELS; RIVER WATER SAMPLES; SAMSUN; TAP WATER; WATER SAMPLES;

RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RIVERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

POTABLE WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DELTA; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

BLACK SEA; KIZILIRMAK RIVER; SAMSUN [SAMSUN (PRV)]; SAMSUN [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 80052355484     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.05.071     Document Type: Article

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