Analysis of the main factors affecting the evaluation of the radon dose in workplaces: The case of tourist caves

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 368-371

  Sainz, Carlos ^a   Quindós, Luis Santiago ^a   Fuente, Ismael ^a   Nicolás, Jorge ^a   Quindós, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Radiation dose; Radon; Tourist cave

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RADON; VENTILATION;

FORCED VENTILATION; RADIATION DOSE; TOURIST CAVE;

DOSIMETRY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DOSIMETRY; RADON; VENTILATION;

CAVE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH CARE; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR RADON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; TOURIST ATTRACTION; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPAIN; TOURISM; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADON; SPAIN;

CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34250350446     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.11.033     Document Type: Article

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