Indoor radon variations in central Iran and its geostatistical map

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 220-227

  Hadad, Kamal ^a   Mokhtari, Javad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Geostatistical map; ICRP; Indoor radon; Radon prone areas; SSNTD; Yazd

Indexed keywords

URANIUM MINES;

GEOSTATISTICAL; ICRP; INDOOR RADON; SSNTD; YAZD;

RADON;

LATEX; POLYCARBONATE; RADON; RADON 222;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOSTATISTICS; INDOOR AIR; MAP; MINE; ORE BODY; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IRAN; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DETECTOR;

IRAN; YAZD;

EID: 84916608057     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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