Active measurements of indoor concentrations of radon and thoron gas using charcoal canisters

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1691-1694

  Yu, K N ^a   Guan, Z J ^a   Young, E C M ^a   Stokes, M J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR; GAMMA RAYS; SAMPLING;

CHARCOAL CANISTERS; HIGH PURITY GERMANIUM DETECTOR; THORON GAS;

RADON;

CHARCOAL; RADON; RADON 220; RADON 222; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHARCOAL; HOUSING; LABORATORIES; MICROCLIMATE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032404565     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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