Seasonal variation of indoor radon levels in coastal Karnataka on the south-west coast of India

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-25

  Narayana, Y ^a   Somashekarappa, H M ^a   Karunakara, N ^a   Balakrishna, K M ^a   Siddappa, K ^a   Kumar, S ^b   Gopalani, D ^b   Ramaseshu, P ^b  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DEFENCE LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; CORRELATION METHODS; DOSIMETRY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

ARITHMETIC MEAN VALUE;

RADON;

EID: 0031994975     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00198-4     Document Type: Article

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