Radon exposure at drinking water supply plants in Slovenia

Health Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 901-906

  Vaupotič, Janja ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Effective dose; Exposure, occupational; Radon; Water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RADIUM; RADON 222;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SAFETY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036892643     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200212000-00018     Document Type: Article

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