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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Natural radioactivity of riverbank sediments of the Maritza and Tundja Rivers in Turkey

Sule Aytas Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Sabriye Yusan Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Mahmoud A. A. Aslani Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Turgay Karali Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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D. Alkim Turkozu Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Environmental Engineering, Van, Turkey
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Cem Gok Pamukkale University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Physics Department, Kınıklı, Denizli, Turkey
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Sema Erenturk Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey; Istanbul Technical University, Energy Institute, Ayazaga Campus, Maslak-Istanbul, Turkey
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Melis Gokce Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Physics, Kepez, Aydın, Turkey
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K. Firat Oguz Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Pages 2163-2172 | Received 02 Jan 2012, Published online: 07 Aug 2012

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