Mapping radon-prone areas using house radon data and geological boundaries

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Miles, Jon ^a   Ball, Keith ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HOUSES; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADON;

GROUP HOUSE RADON MEASUREMENTS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADON;

ACCURACY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GEOLOGY; HOUSEHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030739604     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00183-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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