The influence of geological factors on indoor radon concentrations in Norway

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 328, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 41-53

  Sundal, A V ^a   Henriksen, H ^b   Soldal, O ^c   Strand, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c PO Box 6875 Rodelokka   (Norway)

^d Norwegian Radiation Protection Authorities   (Norway)

Author keywords

Building characteristics; Geology; Indoor radon; Norway; Radon risk analysis

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; DATA PROCESSING; HOUSES; RADIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; VENTILATION; WATER AERATION;

GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION; NORWAY;

RADON;

INDICATOR; RADIUM; RADON;

INDOOR RADON; RADIOACTIVITY;

AERATION; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; INFORMATION; NORWAY; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGY; HOUSING; NORWAY; RADON; VENTILATION;

EID: 2942750115     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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