A need to reduce the radon gas hazard in the UK

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-80

  Papworth, Dennis S ^a  

^a The Radon Council Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Radioactivity; radon; radon detection; radon health risks; radon remediation

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0030934128     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409711700203     Document Type: Article

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