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Rapid estimation of environmental radioactivity surrounding Xiangshan uranium deposits, Jiangxi province, Eastern China Cover

Rapid estimation of environmental radioactivity surrounding Xiangshan uranium deposits, Jiangxi province, Eastern China

By: Nan Gan,  Kuang Cen,  Rong Ye and  Ting Li  
Open Access
|Jan 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2018-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 113 - 121
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2017
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Accepted on: Sep 10, 2018
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Published on: Jan 18, 2019
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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