Use of 222Rn-resistant techniques in new home construction

Health Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-65

  Watson Jr , James E ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

222Rn, indoor; Exposure, population; Surveys; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

RADON 222; RADON;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ROOM VENTILATION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032589752     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199901000-00010     Document Type: Article

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