Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11032022 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2018 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
Fertilizer samples were collected in the city of Rio de Janeiro and were analyzed using HPGe detector. The specific activities of Ra-226 ranged from 1.48â¯Bq/kg to 597â¯Bq/kg, of Ra-228 from 2.66â¯Bq/kg to 832â¯Bq/kg and of K-40 from 16â¯Bq/kg to 13941â¯Bq/kg. The risk to human health was found to be negligible.
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Authors
Ricardo Washington Dutra Garcêz, José Marques Lopes, Marco Antônio Frota Lima, Ademir Xavier da Silva,