High natural radiation exposure in radon spa areas: a detailed field investigation in Niška Banja (Balkan region)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-260

  Zunic Z S ^a   Kobal, I ^b   Vaupotic J ^b   Kozak, K ^c   Mazur, J ^c   Birovljev, A ^d   Janik, M ^c   Celikovic I ^a   Ujic P ^a   Demajo, A ^a   Krstic G ^e   Jakupi, B ^e   Quarto, M ^f   Bochicchio, F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^d Radonlab Ltd   (Serbia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRI TINA   (Serbia)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Exhalation; Gamma dose rate; Radon; Radon spa; Soil; Thoron

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SOILS; SURVEYING;

EXHALATION; GAMMA DOSE RATE; RADON SPA; SOIL PERMEABILITY; THORON;

RADON;

RADON; RADON 220;

FIELD METHOD; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; INDOOR RADON; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADON; RADON ISOTOPE; RURAL AREA; SOIL GAS; SURVEY;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RURAL POPULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; YUGOSLAVIA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NISKA BANJA; SERBIA; SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746698336     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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