Title
Indoor radon measurements in six Latin American countries
Date Issued
01 October 2002
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Canoba A.
López F.O.
Arnaud M.I.
Oliveira A.A.
Neman R.S.
Hadler J.C.
Iunes P.J.
Paulo S.R.
Osorio A.M.
Aparecido R.
Rodríguez C.
Moreno V.
Vasquez R.
Espinosa G.
Golzarri J.I.
Martínez T.
Navarrete M.
Cabrera I.
Segovia N.
Peña P.
Taméz E.
Sajo-Bohus L.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Abstract
Most of the natural radiation dose to man comes from radon gas and its progeny. Several countries have established national institutions and national programs in charge of the study of radon and its connection with lung cancer risk and public health. In this paper an indoor radon measurements in Latin American countries is presented. The participants in this work were from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Many different techniques are used in this common effort, and the indoor radon levels in specific locations in each of the participant countries are presented.
Start page
453
End page
457
Volume
41
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-29144484781
Source
Geofisica Internacional
ISSN of the container
00167169
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus