Development and management of a radon assessment strategy suitable for underground railway tunnelling projects

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 353-364

  Purnell, C J ^a   Frommer, G ^b   Chan, K ^b   Auch, A A ^a  

^a Envex Company Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b Mass Transit Railway Corporation   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; HONG KONG; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RAILWAY EMPLOYEE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RAILROADS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 2442692842     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch035     Document Type: Article

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