Indoor radon levels in kindergartens and play-schools from the province of Parma

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Malanca, Alberto ^a   Fava, Roberto ^b   Gaidolfi, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ARPA   (Italy)

^c CRR ARPA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; ITALY; KINDERGARTEN; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0032125129     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00067-2     Document Type: Article

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