Radon transfer from ground to houses and prediction of indoor radon in Germany based on geological information

Radioactivity in the Environment

Volumn 7, Issue C, 2005, Pages 820-832

  Kemski, J ^a   Klingel, R ^a   Siehl, A ^b   Stegemann, R ^a  

^a Kemski and Partner   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 33748697578     PISSN: 15694860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-4860(04)07103-7     Document Type: Article

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