Influence of environmental changes on continuous radon monitors. Results of a Spanish intercomparison exercise

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-309

  Vargas, Arturo ^a   Ortega, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON 220;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; SCINTILLATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON DAUGHTERS; THORIUM;

EID: 33846107849     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl036     Document Type: Article

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