Spatial and temporal variations of radon concentration in soil air

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 36, Issue 1-6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 385-388

  Iakovleva, V S ^a   Ryzhakova, N K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Radon; Soil gas radon; Variability

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METEOROLOGY; SOIL TESTING;

SOIL GAS CONCENTRATION;

RADON;

EID: 0041862861     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00156-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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