Activity size distributions for long-lived radon decay products in aerosols collected in Barcelona (Spain)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 872-875

  Camacho, A ^a   Valles, I ^a   Vargas, A ^a   Gonzalez Perosanz, M ^a   Ortega, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

210Po; Activity median aerodynamic diameters; Airborne particulate

Indexed keywords

210PO; ACTIVITY MEDIAN AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; ACTIVITY SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; BARCELONA; NORTHEAST SPAIN; RADON DECAY PRODUCTS; RESIDENCE TIME; TEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; RADON;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADON;

ACTIVITY MEDIAN AERODYNAMIC DIAMETER; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; EVOLUTION; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SPAIN; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERE; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLONIUM; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SEASONS; SPAIN;

EID: 63249092410     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.048     Document Type: Article

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