Development of radon risk mapping methods in the UK, using house radon data and geological information

IAMG 2006 - 11th International Congress for Mathematical Geology: Quantitative Geology from Multiple Sources

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Miles, J C H ^a   Appleton, J D ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geology; Houses; Mapping; Radon

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; HOUSES; MAPPING;

GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL UNITS; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; RADON ACTION LEVELS; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

RADON;

EID: 84902436958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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