Indoor and outdoor Radon concentration measurements in Sivas, Turkey, in comparison with geological setting

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 952-957

  Mihci, Metin ^a   Buyuksarac, Aydin ^b   Aydemir, Attila ^c   Celebi, Nilgun ^d  

^a Iller Bankasi   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TURKISH PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (Turkey)

^d Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alphameter; CR 39 alpha track detector; Radon (222Rn); Sivas

Indexed keywords

ALPHAMETER; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; CONSTRUCTION PARAMETER; CR-39 ALPHA-TRACK DETECTOR; GAS CONCENTRATION; GEOLOGICAL MAP; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; INDOOR MEASUREMENT; LIVING CONDITIONS; NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTOR; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; SIVAS; SOIL GAS; SOIL GAS RADON; TURKISH ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITIES; TWO STAGE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DETECTORS; HOUSES; SOILS;

RADON;

RADON 222;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HABITAT TYPE; INDOOR RADON; LABORATORY METHOD; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOIL GAS;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUMMER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; GEOGRAPHY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

SIVAS [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 77956285185     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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