Radon-in-soil variations related to volcanic activity

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 28, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 745-750

  Segovia, N ^a   Mena, M ^b   Monnin, M ^c   Pena P ^a   Seidel, J L ^c   Tamez, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Active volcanoes; Continuous monitoring; LR115 track detectors; Short and long term radon records; Soil radon; SSNTD

Indexed keywords

PROBES; RADIATION DETECTORS; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLCANOES;

SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (SSNTD); VOLCANIC ACTIVITY;

RADON;

EID: 0031367767     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00177-7     Document Type: Article

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