Development of an apparatus for measuring ground exhalation rates of 222Rn and 220Rn

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Saegusa, J ^a   Yamasaki, K ^a   Tsujimoto, T ^a   Yamauchi, T ^b   Shimo, M ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Gifu College of Medical Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; PHOSPHORS; POLONIUM; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

GROUND EXHALATION RATES;

RADON;

POLONIUM; RADON 220; RADON 222; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SOIL;

EID: 0030786644     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00149-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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