Characterization of blowholes as radon and thoron sources in the volcanic region of La Garrotxa, Spain

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 929-933

  Moreno, V ^a   Bach, J ^a   Baixeras, C ^a   Font, Ll ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blowhole; Radon; Radon time variations; Volcanic materials

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DETECTOR; AIR SPEED; BLOWHOLE; FLOW OF AIR; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; GEOLOGICAL FIELDS; INDOOR RADON; LAVA FLOWS; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; RADON LEVEL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME VARIATIONS; VOLCANIC MATERIALS; VOLCANIC REGION; VOLCANIC SCORIA; WARM SEASONS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RADIOLOGY; SOILS; VOLCANOES;

RADON;

EID: 71049163336     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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