Radioactivity of coals and ashes from Çatalaǧzi coal-fired power plant in Turkey

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-215

  Aytekin, Hüseyin ^a   Baldik, Ridvan ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; THORIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLY ASH; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

COAL; COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; THORIUM; TURKEY;

EID: 84859237548     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr225     Document Type: Article

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