Environmental Radioactivity in Hungary

Csaba NÉMETH; Shinji TOKONAMI

doi:10.5453/jhps.39.113

Japanese Journal of Health Physics

Online ISSN : 1884-7560
Print ISSN : 0367-6110
ISSN-L : 0367-6110

Environmental Radioactivity in Hungary

Csaba NÉMETH, Shinji TOKONAMI

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Keywords: natural radioactivity, NORM, external gamma dose rate, radon, TENORM, building materials, radioactivity in water, environmental

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2004 Volume 39 Issue 2 Pages 113-118

DOI https://doi.org/10.5453/jhps.39.113

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Abstract

The importance of natural radiation has gained a large concern all over the world from the viewpoint of radiation protection. In this paper, the Hungarian studies in the environmental radioactivity are summarized, including external gamma dose rate measurements, radon surveys, dose contribution of building materials with high concentration of radioisotopes and water investigations in aspect of natural radioactivity.

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