Radioactivity in milk consumed in Nigeria 10 years after Chernobyl reactor accident

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 422, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 778-783

  Osibote, O A ^a   Olomo, J B ^a   Tchokossa, P ^a   Balogun, F A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gamma spectroscopy analysis; Radionuclides; Specific activity concentrations

Indexed keywords

EID: 9144269854     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00996-6     Document Type: Article

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