Radon exposure to tour guides in Australian show caves

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Solomon, S B ^a   Langroo, R ^a   Lyons, R G ^b   James, J M ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVES; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADON;

TOUR GUIDES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

RADON 222;

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOURISM;

EID: 0030739595     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00139-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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