Baseline studies of radon/thoron concentration levels in and around the Lambapur and Peddagattu areas in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 36, Issue 1-6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 419-423

  Vinay Kumar Reddy, K ^a   Sreenivasa Reddy, B ^b   Sreenath Reddy, M ^c   Gopal Reddy, Ch ^a   Yadagiri Reddy, P ^a   Rama Reddy, K ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c VIDYA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Baseline data; Radon; SSNTDs; Thoron; Uranium mineralisation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

BASELINE DATA;

RADON;

EID: 0041862826     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00163-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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