Radon exposure in uranium mining industry vs. exposure in tourist caves

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-44

  Quindos Poncela L ^a   Fernandez Navarro P ^a   Sainz Fernandez C ^a   Gomez Arozamena J ^a   Bordonoba Perez, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Enusa Industrias Avanzadas SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON 222; URANIUM;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MINING; NUCLEAR SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; TOURISM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADON; SEASONS; SPAIN; URANIUM;

EID: 5444269279     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch357     Document Type: Article

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