Radon measurements in the Gran Sasso underground laboratory

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 629-632

  Arpesella, C ^a   Bam, B B ^b,c   Bassignani, A ^b   Cecchini, S ^d   Colombo, G ^b   Dekhissi, H ^d,e   Fantoni, R Fresca ^b   Giacomelli, G ^d   Lembo, L ^a   Maltoni, G ^d   Mandrioli, G ^d   Patrizii, L ^d   Sartorio, C ^b   Serra, P ^d   Togo, V ^d   Vilela, E ^d,f  

^a LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^b Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli   (Italy)

^c Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology   (Nepal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^f Ente Per Nuove Tecnologie l'El'A   (Italy)

Author keywords

air sampling; monitoring, environmental; radon; safety standards

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RADIATION; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0030937245     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199704000-00016     Document Type: Article

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