Distribution of indoor radon concentrations and uranium-bearing rocks in Texas

Environmental Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-33

  Hudak, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Radon; Texas; Uranium bearing rock formations

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; INDOOR RADON; LITHOLOGY; RADON; SPATIAL VARIATION; URANIUM;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0029663535     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050075     Document Type: Article

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