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Determination of the Total Alpha Activity of Drinking Water Using a Nuclear Emulsion

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TYRRELL, M., DEMETSOPOULLOS, I. & COLLINSON, A. Determination of the Total Alpha Activity of Drinking Water Using a Nuclear Emulsion. Nature 208, 1074–1076 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2081074a0

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