Estimation of radon concentrations in coal mines using a hybrid technique calibration curve

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 415-422

  Jamil, Khalid ^a   Ali, Safdar ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calibration curve; Coal mine; CR 39 track detector; Health hazard; HPGe detector; Hybrid technique; Mine workers; Radon; Radon dose rates

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; RADIUM 226; RADON; RADON 222;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALIBRATION; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENT; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HYBRID; MONITORING; PAKISTAN; RADIATION DOSE; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE;

CALIBRATION; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADON;

EID: 0035130617     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00175-2     Document Type: Article

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