Natural radioactivity levels in atmospheric air in Malaga (Spain)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 1077-1080

  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

AIR FILTERS; ALPHA PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LEAD; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON;

MALAGA; MYLAR SHEET; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; SPAIN;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

LEAD 210; RADON 222;

ALPHA RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR;

EID: 0030250125     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00109-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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