Radon measurements in karst caves in Slovenia

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Jovanovič, Peter ^a  

^a Institute of Occupational Safety   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVES; PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

RADON CONCENTRATIONS;

RADON;

RADON;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOLOGY; HUMIDITY; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SLOVENIA;

EID: 0030790623     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00142-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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