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external hazard index: a standalone construct

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Environmental radioactivity

an index of external gamma exposure from building materials, set so that values below one keep annual dose under a reference limit.

In environmental radioactivity, external hazard index refers to an index of external gamma exposure from building materials, set so that values below one keep annual dose under a reference limit. This meaning comes from Beretka (1985) in Health Physics.[1]

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References

Beretka, J., & Mathew, P. J. (1985). Natural Radioactivity of Australian Building Materials, Industrial Wastes and By-products. Health Physics, 48(1), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198501000-00007

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