Diffusion of radon through concrete block walls: A significant source of indoor radon

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-42

  Lively, R S ^a   Goldberg, L F ^b  

^a Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOIL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033023118     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032604     Document Type: Article

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