Natural radioactivity in beach sands from Doñana National Park and Mazagón (Spain).
Levels of natural alpha and gamma emitting radionuclides ((228)Ac, (214)Pb and (40)K) were measured in beach sands from samples collected in 1998-2000 from the beaches of Mazagón and Doñana National Park (on the Southwest Coast of Spain). The external radiation dose rate received by the population was estimated from these levels.
Department of Applied Physics, University of Huelva, campus El Carmen, 21005 Huelva, Spain.
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D001417:Background Radiation; D001493:Bathing Beaches / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology*
D007220:Industrial Waste; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D012822:Silicon Dioxide