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An application of LSC method for the measurement of gross alpha and beta activities in spiked water and drinking water samples Cover

An application of LSC method for the measurement of gross alpha and beta activities in spiked water and drinking water samples

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|Sep 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2015-0089 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 637 - 642
Submitted on: Sep 24, 2014
Accepted on: May 20, 2015
Published on: Sep 25, 2015
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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