Examination of the influence of water-heated central heating systems on the levels of radon and radon progeny in the workplace

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-25

  Marley, F ^a   Denman, A R ^b   Phillips, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; POLONIUM; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; SPACE HEATING; URANIUM;

WATER HEATED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0033883296     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00248-6     Document Type: Article

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