Metakaolin as a radon retardant from concrete

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-276

  Lau, B M F ^a   Balendran, R V ^a   Yu, Peter K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CEMENT; CHARCOAL; CONCRETE; METAKAOLIN; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EXHALATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GRANITE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POROSITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SHIELD; STRENGTH;

EID: 0037251094     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006144     Document Type: Article

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