Modeling seasonal variation in indoor radon concentrations
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Seasonal changeability of indoor radon concentrations in one-family house
Radon (Rn) is a naturally occurring radioactive element, a noble gas that is produced in radium disintegration. Radon has the biggest contribution to the effective dose obtained by population. Increased morbidity of lung cancer in uranium miners and an observation that radon exposure in certain houses may be comparable to the exposure in uranium mines have caused the increase of interest in rad...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1559-0631,1559-064X
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500397