Contribution of 222Rn-bearing water to indoor radon and indoor air quality assessment in hot spring hotels of Guangdong, China

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 400-406

  Song, Gang ^a   Wang, Xinming ^b   Chen, Diyun ^a   Chen, Yongheng ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

222Rn; CO2; Hot spring hotel; Indoor air quality; PM2.5 and PM10; Water

Indexed keywords

222RN; CO2; HOT-SPRING HOTELS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; PM2.5 AND PM10;

AIR QUALITY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; HOT SPRINGS; HOTELS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; POLLUTION; RADON;

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; RADON; RADON 222; WATER;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADON ISOTOPE; THERMAL SPRING;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMAL SPRING; WATER ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BATHS; CHINA; HOT SPRINGS; HOUSING; RADON; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

CHINA;

EID: 79952736411     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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