Indoor dose conversion coefficients for radon progeny for different ambient environments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2136-2140

  Yu, K N ^a   Wong, B T Y ^a   Law, J Y P ^a   Lau, B M F ^a   Nikezic, D ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; IRRADIATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TUMORS;

NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

RADON;

RADON 222 DAUGHTER;

INDOOR AIR; RADON ISOTOPE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; LUNG; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADON DAUGHTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035356232     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es001920k     Document Type: Article

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