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Naturally Occurring Alpha-Activity of Drinking Waters

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TURNER, R., RADLEY, J. & MAYNEORD, W. Naturally Occurring Alpha-Activity of Drinking Waters. Nature 189, 348–352 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189348a0

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