A study of seasonal variations of radon levels in different types of houses

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Ramola, R C ^a   Kandari, M S ^a   Rawat, R B S ^a   Ramachandran, T V ^b   Choubey, V M ^c  

^a HNB Garhwal University Campus ^*  (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; RADON 222;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HOUSING; INDIA; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 0031900250     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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