The investigation and measurement of the radon gas working level inside buildings in Rafsanjan

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-103

  Askari, Hassan Ranjbar ^a   Rahimi, Mojtaba ^a   Negarestani, Ali ^b  

^a VALI E ASR UNIVERSITY OF RAFSANJAN   (Iran)

^b International Center for Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air conditions; Alpha particle; Lung cancer; Natural radioactive materials; Radon; Radon daughters; Radon working level meter; Underground waters

Indexed keywords

RADON;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAS ANALYSIS;

EID: 49749111529     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2008.019914     Document Type: Article

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