Published June 2004 | Version v1
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Environmental radioactivity in Hungary

Creators

  • 1. National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba (Japan). Research Center for Radiation Safety

Description

The importance of natural radiation has gained a large concern all over the world from the viewpoint of radiation protection. In this paper, the Hungarian studies in the environmental radioactivity are summarized, including external gamma dose rate measurements, radon surveys, dose contribution of building materials with high concentration of radioisotopes and water investigations in aspect of natural radioactivity. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Hoken Butsuri
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 113-118
ISSN
0367-6110

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
35093481
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
APARTMENT BUILDINGS; BUILDING MATERIALS; DOSE RATES; DRINKING WATER; HOUSES; HUNGARY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN EUROPE; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; MONITORING; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES