title: Natural radioactivity content of granite tiles used in Greece.
abstract: Measurements of (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K activity concentrations in commercial granite tiles imported in Greece were performed using gamma-ray spectrometry. The activity concentration of (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K ranged from 1 to 434, 2 to 239 and 71 to 1576 Bq kg(-1), respectively. The calculated activity concentration index (I) values for all granite samples examined were found to be within the EC limit values for superficial and other materials with restricted use.
authors.affiliation: Division of Inorganic, Physical and Nuclear Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece. epap@chemistry.upatras.gr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Papaefthymiou
mesh_terms: D001417:Background Radiation; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D006115:Greece; D008422:Materials Testing; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011874:Radiometry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; C007886:granite; D012822:Silicon Dioxide