Distribution of indoor radon levels in Mexico

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 355-358

  Espinosa, G ^a   Golzarri, J I ^a   Rickards, J ^a   Gammage, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ETCHING; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GEOLOGY; HOUSES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SOLIDS;

ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF HOUSING; AUTOMATIC DIGITAL IMAGE COUNTING SYSTEM; END CUP SYSTEM; INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATION LEVELS; NUCLEAR TRACKS; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS OF POPULATION;

RADON;

EID: 0032590696     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00171-7     Document Type: Article

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