Evaluation of elemental concentrations of uranium, thorium and potassium in top soils from Kuwait |
Bajoga, A.D.
(Department of Physics, Gombe State University)
Al-Dabbous, A.N. (Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) Abdullahi, A.S. (Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bayero University) Alazemi, N.A. (Environmental Radiation Protection Laboratory, Qadesiya) Bachama, Y.D. (Department of Geology, Gombe State University) Alaswad, S.O. (Nuclear Science Research Institute (NSRI), National Center for Nuclear Technology, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) |
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