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Finding the depth of radioactivity in construction materials

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Finding the depth of radioactivity in construction materials. / Joyce, Malcolm; Adams, Jamie; Heathcote, J. A. et al.
In: Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, Vol. 166, No. 2, 03.2013, p. 67-73.

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Joyce, M, Adams, J, Heathcote, JA & Mellor, M 2013, 'Finding the depth of radioactivity in construction materials', Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, vol. 166, no. 2, pp. 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1680/ener.12.00003

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Joyce, M., Adams, J., Heathcote, J. A., & Mellor, M. (2013). Finding the depth of radioactivity in construction materials. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 166(2), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1680/ener.12.00003

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Joyce M, Adams J, Heathcote JA, Mellor M. Finding the depth of radioactivity in construction materials. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy. 2013 Mar;166(2):67-73. doi: 10.1680/ener.12.00003

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Joyce, Malcolm ; Adams, Jamie ; Heathcote, J. A. et al. / Finding the depth of radioactivity in construction materials. In: Proceedings of the ICE - Energy. 2013 ; Vol. 166, No. 2. pp. 67-73.

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