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Investigation of radionuclides in phosphogypsum

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A determination was made of the content of uranium and226Ra in samples of phosphogypsum using gamma spectrometry.

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  1. M. B. Rajković
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  2. K. Karljiković-Rajić
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  3. G. T. Vladjisavlević
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Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 3, pp. 64–68, March, 1999.

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Rajković, M.B., Karljiković-Rajić, K., Vladjisavlević, G.T. et al. Investigation of radionuclides in phosphogypsum. Meas Tech 42, 299–305 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02505155

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