A theoretical approach to indoor radon and thoron distribution

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1829-1833

  Urosevic, V ^a   Nikezic, D ^a   Vulovic, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Finite Element Method; Radon; Room; Thoron

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SITE SELECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR INLETS; COMPLEX PHYSICAL PROCESSES; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DOSE ASSESSMENTS; INDOOR RADONS; MODEL-BASED; RADIOACTIVE DECAYS; REPRESENTATIVE VALUES; ROOM; SIMULATION RESULTS; SITE EFFECTS; SOURCE DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THORON;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

RADON 220;

AEROSOL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDOOR AIR; RADON ISOTOPE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEOMETRY; PROGENY; RADIOACTIVITY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EXHALATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADON; SERBIA; VENTILATION;

EID: 55649113090     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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