Contribution of 222Rn-bearing water to the occupational exposure in thermal baths

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 621-629

  Vogiannis, E ^a   Niaounakis, M ^a   Halvadakis, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

222Rn; Bathroom; Long term; Progenies; Short term; Spa; Water

Indexed keywords

AIR; FLOW OF WATER; PERSONNEL; RADON;

BATHROOM; THERMAL SPA;

WATER;

RADON 222; WATER;

RADON; THERMAL WATER;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPA TREATMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 3543061741     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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