Diffusive transport of radon in a homogeneous column of dry sand

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 766-778

  Van Der Spoel, W H ^b   Van Der Graaf, E R ^b   De Meijer, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

222Rn; environmental transport; radon; soil

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND;

EID: 0030980045     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199705000-00014     Document Type: Article

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