Characteristics and temporal variation of airborne radon decay progeny in the indoor environment in Catalonia (Spain)

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Ortega, X ^a   Vargas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HOUSES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADON; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

AIRBORNE RADON DECAY PROGENY; RADON EXHALATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADON 222 DAUGHTER;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 0030834075     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00103-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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