Variable spacial and seasonal hazards of airborne radon

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 3523-3530

  Mose, Douglas G ^a   Mushrush, George W ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroradioactivity; Radon; Seasonal; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRIC SPACE HEATING; GAS FURNACES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; URANIUM;

AERORADIOACTIVITY;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CONCRETE; RADON;

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR; RADON;

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; FURNACE; GEOLOGY; HEATING; HOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

USA, VIRGINIA;

EID: 0031282368     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00209-4     Document Type: Article

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