Radon survey in the high natural radiation region of Niška Banja, Serbia

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-174

  Zunic Z S ^a   Yarmoshenko, I V ^b   Birovljev, A ^c   Bochicchio, F ^d   Quarto, M ^d   Obryk, B ^e   Paszkowski, M ^f   I Celikovic ^a   Demajo, A ^a   Ujic P ^a   Budzanowski, M ^e   Olko, P ^e   McLaughlin, J P ^g   Waligorski, M P R ^e,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c Radonlab Ltd   (Norway)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^f INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^h INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Natural radiation; Radon; Survey; Travertine

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALLUVIUM SEDIMENT FORMATIONS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADON DETECTORS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

RADON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR RADON; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVEY;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; YUGOSLAVIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACKGROUND RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGY; HOUSING; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; VENTILATION; YUGOSLAVIA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NISKA BANJA; SERBIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846432349     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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