Evaluation of radionuclide contamination of soil, coal ash and zeolitic materials from Figueira Thermoelectric Power Plant

Neutron activation analysis and gamma-ray spectrometry was used to determine 238U, 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb, 232Th and 40K contents in feed pulverized coal, bottom ash, fly ash from cyclone and baghouse filters, zeolites synthesized from the ashes and two different soil samples. All the samples used in...

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Main Authors: Denise Alves Fungaro, Paulo Sergio Silva, Felipe Campello, Caio Silva Miranda, Juliana Izidoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2019-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/606