Environmental 220Rn: A review

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Steinhausler F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON 220; RADON 222; RADON DAUGHTER; THORIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR POLLUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION;

DOSIMETRY; HEALTH HAZARDS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORIUM;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; RADON PROGENY;

RADON;

EID: 0030354724     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00227-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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