Radon concentration in Jordanian drinking water and hot springs

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-448

  Al Kazwini, Akeel T ^a,b   Hasan, Mahmoud A ^a  

^a APPLIED SCIENCE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; POTABLE WATER; WATER WELLS;

WATER SOURCES;

RADON;

DRINKING WATER; RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; JORDAN; LUNG CANCER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONITORING; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RURAL AREA; STOMACH CANCER; THERMAL SPRING; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; JORDAN; RADON; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0742271714     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/23/4/007     Document Type: Article

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