Radon penetration of concrete slab cracks, joints, pipe penetrations, and sealants

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 668-678

  Nielson, Kirk K ^a   Rogers, Vern C ^a   Holt, Rodger B ^a   Pugh, Thomas D ^b   Grondzik, Walter A ^b   De Meijer, Robert J ^c  

^a Rogers and Assoc Eng Corporation   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

222Rn; Indoor; Radon; Soil

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; RADON; SEALANT;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG PENETRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION; STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030886294     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199710000-00013     Document Type: Article

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