Cluster analysis of radionuclide concentrations in beach sand
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de Meijer, R.J., James, I.R., Jennings, P.J. and Koeyers, J.E. (2001) Cluster analysis of radionuclide concentrations in beach sand. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 54 (3). pp. 535-542.
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Abstract
This paper presents a method in which natural radionuclide concentrations of beach sand minerals are traced along a stretch of coast by cluster analysis. This analysis yields two groups of mineral deposit with different origins. The method deviates from standard methods of following dispersal of radionuclides in the environment, which are usually based on the construction of lines of equal concentrations. The paper focuses on the methodology of quantitatively correlating activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in two groups of minerals. The methodology is widely applicable, but is demonstrated for natural radioactivity in beach sands along the coast of South West Australia
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Murdoch Affiliation(s): | School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Limited |
| Copyright: | © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/16444 |
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