Experimental and modeling studies of 220rn decay products in outdoor air near the ground surface

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Wasiolek, Piotr T ^a   Schery, Stephen D ^a   Broestl, Jeremy E ^a   James, Anthony C ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BISMUTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; LEAD; POLONIUM; RADON; SCREENS (SIZING); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND EFFECTS;

ONE DIMENSIONAL EDDY TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; SOFTWARE PACKAGE TPOUT;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADON 220; RADON 222; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030797396     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00108-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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