Preliminary indoor thoron measurements in high radiation background area of southeastern coastal Orissa, India

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-382

  Ramola, R C ^a   Prasad, G ^a   Gusain, G S ^a   Rautela, B S ^a   Choubey, V M ^b   Vidya Sagar, D ^c   Tokonami, S ^d   Sorimachi, A ^d   Sahoo, S K ^d   Janik, M ^d   Ishikawa, T ^d  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^c IRE OSCOM   (India)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RISK;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RAYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INDIA; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS; RISK;

EID: 77958588955     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq238     Document Type: Article

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