Natural radioactivity of certain spas and caves in Hungary

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Szerbin, Pável ^a  

^a Frederic Joliot Curie Natl Res I   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVES; CLIMATE CHANGE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; VENTILATION; WATER POLLUTION;

THERMAL SPAS;

RADON;

RADON;

AIR POLLUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUNGARY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPA TREATMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030740608     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00137-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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