An automated, semicontinuous system for measuring indoor radon progeny activity-weighted size distributions, dp: 0.5–500 nm

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 82-92

  Ramamurthi, Mukund ^a   Hopke, Philip K ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION - INDOOR; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADON - RADIOACTIVITY;

AEROSOL DETECTOR; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOLS;

RADON DAUGHTER;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0026027635     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829108959473     Document Type: Article

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