Geological and geochemical factors affecting radon concentrations in dwellings located on permeable glacial sediments - A case study from Kinsarvik, Norway

Environmental Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 843-858

  Sundal, A V ^a   Henriksen, H ^b   Lauritzen, S E ^a   Soldal, O ^c   Strand, T ^d   Valen, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c PO Box 6875 Rodelokka   (Norway)

^d Norwegian Radiat Protect A   (Norway)

^e Sörlandskonsult A S   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Glacial deposits; Norway; Radon; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

GEOCHEMICAL FACTORS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

INDOOR AIR; RADON;

EID: 2342423043     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0944-5     Document Type: Article

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