A case study on the effect of water from groundwater sources on indoor radon levels

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-172

  Yasouka, Y ^a   Ishikawa, T ^b   Tokonami, S ^b   Takahashi, H ^b   Narazaki, Y ^c   Sinogi, M ^a  

^a KOBE PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RADON;

ARTICLE; BATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS DIFFUSION;

EID: 37549053188     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-007-6956-y     Document Type: Article

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