Coping with radon problem in a private house

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3685-3690

  Zmazek, B ^a   Vaupotic J ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dose; High radon level; Indoor radon; Radon measurements; Soil radon

Indexed keywords

HOUSES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON MEASUREMENTS;

RADON;

HOUSES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADON;

METHODOLOGY; RADON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249949135     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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