Measurement of alpha radioactive air pollutants in fly ash brick dwellings

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 36, Issue 1-6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 533-536

  Chauhan, R P ^a   Kant, K ^b   Sharma, S K ^c   Chakarvarti, S K ^c  

^a IGN College   (India)

^b KLM DN College for Women   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dwellings; Fly ash; Health; Radon

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BRICK; DOSIMETRY; FLY ASH; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADON; SOLID STATE DEVICES;

BRICK DWELLINGS;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0041361976     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00196-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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