Determination of radon soil concentration levels in the governorate of Irbid, Jordan

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 28, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 585-588

  Abumurad, K M ^a   Atallah, M ^a   Kullab, M K ^a   Ismail, A ^a  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bed rock; CR 39; Depth; Dosimeter; Exhalation rate; Radon; Radon level; Soil

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCARBONATES; PUBLIC RISKS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; SOILS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

POLYALLYLDIGLYCOL CARBONATE;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0031337316     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00144-3     Document Type: Article

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