The radon emanation power of building materials, soils and rocks

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 389-392

  Bossew, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Building materials; Radon emanation power; Soil

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; SLAGS; SOILS;

WATER CONTENT;

RADON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM SULFATE; RADON 222; WATER;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CERAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SAND; SLAG; SOIL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0242653807     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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