Study of the variation of 222Rn indoor concentration with several passive detectors and an active detection system

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Ortega, X ^a   Novell, M ^a   Vargas, A ^a   Baixeras, C ^a   Font, Ll ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON 222;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

CANISTER DETECTORS; RADON CONCENTRATION;

RADON;

EID: 0030362652     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00161-4     Document Type: Article

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