Service Centre category(ies)
Description of the Service Centre
Scientific development and transfer of knowledge regarding sustainable practices to preserve environmental health, in the scientific domains of Medical Geology - Natural Radioactivity - indoor and soil radon gas concentrations, testing for radioactive parameters in waters, assessing radon gas retention ability as well as other radiological parameters in building materials, both natural and man-made; assessing the proportion of the bio(logical) component in fuel; carbon-14 dating.
Service Centre web address
http://www.uc.pt/fctuc/dct/investigacao/labRadioNatural
Contact person's name
Alcides José Sousa Castilho Pereira
Contact person's e-mail
apereira@dct.uc.pt
Contact person's telephone
965 267 344
Last edited on
2017-02-06 12:06:03
Service
Medical Geology - Natural Radioactivity
Available for external use?
Yes
Equipment
HPGe Gamma-ray spectrometer
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Equipment
Alpha-duo spectrometer
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Equipment
Ultra low level liquid scintillation spectrometer
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Equipment
A full automatic integrated radon analyser
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Equipment
Combustion chamber for C14 dating
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service