222Rn decay products as tracers of indoor and outdoor aerosol particle size

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-35

  Harley, Naomi H ^a   Chittaporn, Passaporn ^c   Fisenne, Isabel M ^b   Perry, Pamela ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Indoor aerosols; Lead 210 aerosol measurements; Outdoor aerosols; Radon decay product aerosols

Indexed keywords

LEAD 210; RADON 222 DAUGHTER;

AEROSOL; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLER; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034309825     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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