Mapping radon-prone areas - A geophysical approach

Environmental Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 167-173

  Shirav, M ^a   Vulkan, U ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alpha track; Detection; Indoor radon; Israel; Mediterranean; Phosphate; Radon; Radon prone areas; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TRACK DETECTION SYSTEM; MAPPING; PHOSPHORITE; RADON; URANIUM;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0030618768     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050176     Document Type: Article

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