The influence of geology on radon levels in S.W. England

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Varley, N R ^a,b   Flowers, A G ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto de Geofisica   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; RADON;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAS; GEOLOGY; HOME; RADIATION DETECTION; ROCK; SCINTILLATION; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031693066     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032307     Document Type: Article

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