Indoor 222Rn concentrations in the vicinity of a Turkish coal-fired power plant

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 131-135

  Yaprak, Günseli ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coal burning; Homes; Radioactivity; Radon

Indexed keywords

COAL; RADON 222;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0033215904     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00106-4     Document Type: Article

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