Environmental Characteristics of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (238U, 222Rn) Concentration in Drinking Groundwaters of Metamorphic Rock Areas: Korea
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Ju, Byoung Kyu
(Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Moon Su (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Jeong, Do Hwan (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Hong, Jung Ki (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Kim, Dong Su (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Noh, Hoe Jung (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Yoon, Jeong Ki (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) Kim, Tae Seung (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) |
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