Radon progeny in hydrometeors at the earth's surface

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 334-341

  Voltaggio, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON DAUGHTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; RADIATION MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; EARTH (PLANET); METEOROIDS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON DAUGHTERS;

EID: 84864111007     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr402     Document Type: Article

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