Passive integrating radon studies for environmental monitoring in Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, India using solid state nuclear track detectors

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-85

  Singh, Surinder ^a   Kumar, Ajay ^a   Singh, Baldev ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Etching; Indoor radon; Lr 115 type ii films

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ETCHING; HEALTH RISKS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SANDSTONE; SURVEYING; WATER SUPPLY;

INDOOR RADON; LR-115 TYPE TYPE II FILMS; NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS;

RADON;

EID: 9544231672     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2004.02.025     Document Type: Article

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