Radon activity concentration in the ground and its correlation with the water content of the soil

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 377-381

  Turk, M ^a   Volaric B ^a   Antolkovic B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON 222;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029881132     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-8043(95)00307-X     Document Type: Article

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