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Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring and Measurements: Radon and Thoron

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  • Miroslaw Janik

    (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan)

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We “bathe” in radiation, which is an integral part of our environment [...]

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  • Miroslaw Janik, 2022. "Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring and Measurements: Radon and Thoron," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-5, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9276-:d:874964
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