Effect of soil moisture content on radon and thoron exhalation

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 664-672

  Hosoda, Masahiro ^a,b   Shimo, Michikuni ^c   Sugino, Masato ^d   Furukawa, Masahide ^e   Fukushi, Masahiro ^b  

^a Chuoh College of Medical Technology   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d GUNMA PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effective diffusion coefficient; Emanation coefficient; Exhalation rate; Exhalation rate measuring instrument; Moisture content; Radon; Thoron

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GRANITE; POLYPROPYLENES; RADON;

EMANATION COEFFICIENT; EMANATION PROCESS; EXHALATION RATE MEASURING INSTRUMENT; EXHALATION RATES;

SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 35648977144     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711855     Document Type: Article

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