Experimental and theoretical study of radon distribution in soil

Health Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-331

  Antonopoulos Domis, M ^a   Xanthos, S ^a   Clouvas, A ^a   Alifrangis, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Radium; Radon; Soil

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TIME;

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349572791     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181adc157     Document Type: Article

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