Testing of high-volume sampler inlets for the sampling of atmospheric radionuclides

Health Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-199

  Irshad, Hammad ^a   Su, Wei Chung ^a   Cheng, Yung S ^a   Medici, Fausto ^b  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Preparatory Commission   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air sampling; Monitoring, air; Radionuclide

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; RADIOISOTOPE; XENON;

ACOUSTICS; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; ATOMIC BOMB; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; VELOCITY; WIND;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; WIND;

EID: 33746903078     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000203312.18758.dd     Document Type: Article

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