Measurements of indoor radon concentrations in the Santiago de Compostela area

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1583-1588

  Cortina, D ^a   Duran I ^a   Llerena, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alphaguard; Charcoal canister; Continuous measurements; CR 39; Environmental radioactivity; Etched track detectors; Indoor air; LR 115; Radon

Indexed keywords

ALPHAGUARD; CHARCOAL CANISTER; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; CR-39; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ETCHED TRACK DETECTORS; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR RADON; LR-115;

RADON;

RADON;

CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON ISOTOPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EXHALATION; METEOROLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM VENTILATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; RADON; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 50049094321     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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