Measurement of 222Rn in soil concentrations in interstitial air

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 841-847

  Duenas C ^a   Fernandez M C ^a   Carretero, J ^a   Liger, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON 222;

AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

AIR; ALPHA PARTICLES; CALCULATIONS; DIFFUSION; RADIOISOTOPES; SAMPLING; SOILS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EMANATION FRACTION; INTERSTITIAL AIR; SOIL AIR INTERSTICES; STAINLESS STEEL SAMPLING TUBES;

RADON;

EID: 0030222631     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00073-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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