Natural radionuclide distribution in Brazilian commercial granites

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-253

  Anjos, R M ^a   Veiga, R ^a   Soares, T ^a   Santos, A M A ^b   Aguiar, J G ^b   Frasca M H B O ^c   Brage, J A P ^a   Uzeda D ^a   Mangia, L ^a   Facure, A ^a   Mosquera, B ^a   Carvalho, C ^a   Gomes, P R S ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Fund Jorge Duprat FS M F   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Annual effective dose rate; Commercial granite; Petrologic signature; Potassium; Uranium and thorium concentrations

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARBLE; OXIDATION; PETROLOGY; POTASSIUM; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE RATE; COMMERCIAL GRANITES; PETROLOGIC SIGNATURE; THORIUM CONCENTRATIONS; URANIUM CONCENTRATIONS;

GRANITE;

EID: 9544253905     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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