Evaluation of radon emanation from soil with varying moisture content in a soil chamber

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Menetrez, Marc Y ^a   Mosley, Ronald B ^a   Snoddy, Richard ^b   Brubaker Jr , Samuel A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Acurex Environmental Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION IN GASES; MOISTURE; SOILS;

RADON EMANATION RATE;

RADON;

RADIUM 226; RADON 222;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030785764     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00145-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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