Environmental radon and thoron progeny concentrations in Fujian Province of China

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-140

  Zhuo, W ^a,b   Iida, T ^b   Yang, X ^a  

^a FUJIAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL;

EID: 0033953862     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032986     Document Type: Article

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