THE BACKGROUND RADIATION AND EXPOSURE LEVELS AT VARIOUS SOUTH AFRICAN WEST COAST MILITARY UNITS
The West Coast of South Africa between St Blanket Helena Bay to the north and Langebaan Lagoon to the south is characterised by numerous granite protrusions.These outcrops are elements of the underlying Cape Granite Suite, which forms the bedrock of a large part of the Western Cape.Granite contains high levels of natural radionuclides, which result