The practical use of electrets in a public health radon remediation campaign

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 375-391

  Denman, A R ^a   Groves Kirkby, C J ^a   Phillips, P S ^b   Crockett, R G M ^b   Woolridge, A ^b   Gillmore, G K ^c  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Domestic property; Electret; Environment; Public health; Radon

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; RADON; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AGEING; DOMESTIC PROPERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ELECTRETS;

RADON;

MONITORING SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; RADON;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMIDITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACKGROUND RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENGLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMIDITY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHAMPTONSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26844451269     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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