Radon in the workplace: Implications of studies of post-remediation monitoring

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-54

  Denman, A R ^a,b   Parkinson, S ^a   Johnstone, M ^b   Crockett, R G M ^b   Phillips, P S ^b  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOMETRY; RADON; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 5444252317     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch359     Document Type: Article

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