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Document ID (ISN)67957
CIS number 96-2281
ISSN - Serial title 0308-4272 - Radiological Protection Bulletin
Year 1996
Convention or series no.
Title Radon exposure
Bibliographic information Sep. 1996, No.181, p.8-35. Bibl.ref.
Abstract These 13 articles cover: the hazards of exposure to radon; radon policy around the world; geology of radon; domestic radon surveys; radon at work (measurement programmes, reduction of exposure, underground workplaces); local authority radon campaigns; remedial measures (radon sump, sealing, ventilation); passive etched track detectors; quantities and units; metrology; thoron in indoor air; radon in drinking water; and doses from radon to tissues other than lung.
Descriptors (primary) radiation protection; radiation monitoring; radon
Descriptors (secondary) geological factors; dosimetry; underground work; lung cancer
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Radiation
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Ionizing radiation
Radon