Published 1991 | Version v1
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Environmental radioactivity in Dera Ismail Khan and its adjacent area - Pakistan

Creators

  • 1. Gomal Univ., Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)
  • 2. Pakistan Inst. of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad (Pakistan). Centre for Nuclear Studies

Description

Natural radioactivity in air, soil and water samples has been determined in Dera Ismail Khan city and its adjacent areas in Pakistan. CR-39 detectors were used for investigating radon concentration in the air of different kinds of rooms. High purity Ge detectors were employed for gamma ray activity measurements in the soil used normally to produce the construction materials. 235U concentration was determined from water by drying the water drops on CN-85 detectors and irradiating them with thermal neutrons. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
1-4
Series
Nucl. Tracks Radiat. Meas.
Journal Page Range
761-764
ISSN
0735-245X
CODEN
NTRMD

Conference

Title
15. international conference on particle tracks in solids.
Dates
3-7 Sep 1990.
Place
Marburg (Germany).

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
23027615
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AIR; BUILDING MATERIALS; CELLULOSE; DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS; FISSION TRACKS; GAMMA RADIATION; HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS; HOUSES; NITRATES; POLYCARBONATES; RADON; RESINS; SOILS; THERMAL FISSION; URANIUM 235; WATER
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BARYON REACTIONS; BUILDINGS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FISSION; FLUIDS; GASES; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; HADRON REACTIONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE TRACKS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SACCHARIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES