Thoron emanation and exhalation of Slovenian soils determined by a PIC detector-equipped radon monitor
The health risk from thoron (Rn-220) is usually ignored owing to its short half-life (55.6 s), but the generated thoron decay products can cause a significant dose contribution. In this study, altogether 51 Slovenian soil samples were investigated using an accumulation chamber technique to obtain in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-09-01
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Series: | Nukleonika |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0063 |