Preliminary survey on radon and thoron concentrations in Korea

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 423-426

  Chung, W H ^a   Tokonami, S ^b   Furukawa, M ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBONATE; RADON; RADON 220;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0032422862     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032563     Document Type: Article

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