Radon natural radioactivity measurements for evaluation of primary pollutants

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Fenjuan ^a   Zhang, Zhenyi ^b   Ancora, Maria Pia ^b   Deng, Xiaodong ^c   Zhang, Hua ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Lanzhou Environmental Monitoring Station   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISPERSION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPORATION; MEASUREMENT; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SUNLIGHT; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; CHINA; IONIZING RADIATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; CHINA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84880858054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/626989     Document Type: Article

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