A new method for evaluating the influence of building materials on radon emanation in Marrakechi dwellings

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-115

  Misdaq, M A ^a   Moustaaidine, H ^a   Satif, C ^a   Charik, R ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALPHA PARTICLES; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CALCULATIONS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; NEUTRON EMISSION; PAPER; RADIATION DETECTORS;

NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS; RADON EMANATION; THORON; THORON TO RADON RATIO;

RADON;

RADON 222;

ALPHA RADIATION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR;

EID: 0031034246     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00057-7     Document Type: Article

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