Indoor radon levels in buildings in the autonomous community of extremadura (Spain)

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-268

  Baeza, A ^a   Navarro, E ^b   Roldan C ^b   Ferrero, J L ^b   Juanes, D ^b   Corbacho, J A ^a   Guillen F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; RADON;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLIMATE; COMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOMETRY; HEIGHT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION RESPONSE; RESIDENT; SOIL; SPAIN;

EID: 0037253437     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006142     Document Type: Article

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