Groundwater radon measurements in Algeria

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-180

  Amrani, D ^a   Cherouati, D E ^a   Cherchali, M E H ^b  

^a Ctr Radioprotection Surete 2 B   (Algeria)

^b DDHI   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algeria; Detector; Groundwater; Intercalibration; Radon

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RADON;

GROUNDWATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADON;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

ALGERIA;

EID: 0034070646     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00121-6     Document Type: Article

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