Measurement of equilibrium factor "F" between radon and its progeny and thoron and its progeny in the indoor atmosphere using nuclear track detectors

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 351-355

  Ramola, R C ^a   Negi, M S ^a   Choubey, V M ^b  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Equilibrium factor; India; Nuclear track detectors; Radon; Thoron

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON 220;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DOSIMETRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EQUILIBRIUM FACTOR; HOME; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TWO CHAMBER DOSIMETRY;

THORON;

EID: 0141960428     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/142032603035368     Document Type: Article

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