Radon and thoron monitoring in the environment of Kumaun Himalayas: Survey and outcomes

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-92

  Ramola, R C ^a   Negi, M S ^a   Choubey, V M ^b  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Environment; Himalaya; Radon; Thoron

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADON; THORIUM COMPOUNDS;

DOSE RATES; THORON; TWIN CHAMBER RADON DOSIMETERS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

RADON; RADON 220;

INDOOR RADON;

DOSIMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVITY; REVIEW;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KUMAUN HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL; WORLD;

THORON;

EID: 9644270309     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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