Concentration of Ra-226 in shallow well water and its relation with the evidence of oral and esophagus cancers in Namom District,

Altogether 150 water samples were collected from shallow wells widely distributed in Namom district, Songkhla province. Co-precipitation technique was used to absorb radium into co-precipitate Ra-BaSO4, which was measured for Ra-226 using a low background alpha spectrometer. The results showed that...

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Main Authors: Bhongsuwan, T., Bhongsuwan, D., Wutthisasna, J., Chittrakarn, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2006-01-01
Series:Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)
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Online Access:http://www.sjst.psu.ac.th/journal/28_1_pdf/19_radium_cancer.pdf