Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radiation Hazards in Agricultural and Virgin Soil in the State of Kedah, North of Malaysia
The activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K were determined in 30 agricultural and virgin soil samples randomly collected from Kedah, north of Malaysia, at a fertile soil depth of 0–30 cm. Gamma-ray spectrometry was applied using high-purity germanium (HPGe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6178103 |