Long period study of outdoor radon concentration in Milan and correlation between its temporal variations and dispersion properties of atmosphere

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-160

  Sesana, Lucia ^a   Caprioli, E ^a   Marcazzan, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diurnal and seasonal variations; Outdoor radon; Vertical dispersion

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; RADON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

INDICATOR; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; RADON 222;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; DIURNAL VARIATION; RADON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ITALY; PERIODICITY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN;

EID: 0037228339     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00093-0     Document Type: Article

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