Radon exhalation rate from building materials used on the garyounis university campus, benghazi, libya

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-74

  Saad, A F ^a   Abdalla, Y K ^a   Hussein, N A ^a   Elyaseery, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Annual effective dose; Building materials; Can technique; Cr 39; Radon exhalation rate

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE; BRICK WALL; CAN TECHNIQUE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CR-39; EXPOSURE DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON EXHALATION RATE; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS; WORK PLACE;

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FLOORS; MARBLE;

RADON;

BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADON; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WORKPLACE;

BENGHAZI; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

EID: 77957598315     PISSN: 13000160     EISSN: 13036157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/muh-0810-17     Document Type: Article

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