Relationship of 220Rn and 222Rn progeny levels in canadian underground U mines

Health Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 525-532

  Bigu, J ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; URANIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON 222 DAUGHTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANADA; MINING; METHODOLOGY; MINE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON 220 DAUGHTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CANADA; MINING; RADON; URANIUM;

EID: 0023819237     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-198809000-00003     Document Type: Article

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