A survey of radon properties for dwellings for Hong Kong

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-62

  Yu, K N ^a   Young, E C M ^a   Li, K C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HOME; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INHALATION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030051992     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031512     Document Type: Article

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