Constrains in gamma spectrometry analysis of fallout 137Cs in coastal marine environment of Arabian sea in India

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 995-998

  Sartandel, S J ^a   Jha, S K ^a   Puranik, V D ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian sea; Gamma ray spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COPPER FERROCYANIDE; FERROCYANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; RADIUM 226; SEA WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASIA; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA BASE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; INDIA; LATITUDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SAMPLING; SEA SURFACE WATERS; STANDARDIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; KOREA; MALAYSIA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHILIPPINES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASHORE; VIET NAM;

EID: 84863482061     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1538-4     Document Type: Article

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