Measurement of radon concentration inside houses in Tafila province, Jordan

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 696-699

  Abu Haija, O ^a   Salameh, B ^a   Ajlouni, A W ^a   Abdelsalam, M ^a   Al Ebaisat, H ^a  

^a TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

CR 39; Exposure time; Indoor radon; Passive dosimeter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954883855     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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