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An Assessment of Radiological Hazards from Gold Mine Tailings in the Province of Gauteng in South Africa

Radiological hazards associated with exposure to Naturally Occurring Radionuclides Materials from gold mine tailings in the province of Gauteng in South Africa were evaluated. A comparison was made with soil samples from a control area. In this study, gamma spectroscopy was used to measure the activ...

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Autores principales:	Kamunda, Caspah, Mathuthu, Manny, Madhuku, Morgan
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2016
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797624 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010138

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