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Radon in the environment /
Radon was discovered in 1900 but it was not until the 1950's that an awareness of its potential as a hazard to humans developed. This resulted primarily from a recognition of the high levels of exposure for uranium miners. Measurement of high concentrations of radon in homes led environmental h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York : New York, NY, U.S.A. :
Elsevier ; Distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
1990.
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| Colección: | Studies in environmental science ;
40. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Radon in the Environment; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; 1.2 DISCOVERY OF RADON; 1.3 THE RADIATION ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 2. RADIOACTIVITY; 2.1 RADIOACTIVE DECAY; CHAPTER 3. CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF RADON; 3.1 ISOTOPES OF RADON; 3.2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CHAPTER 4. SOURCE OF RADON IN ROCKS AND SOILS; 4.1 URANIUM, THORIUM AND ACTINIUM; 4.2 RADIUM
- THE PARENT ELEMENT; 4.3 EMANATION PROPERTIES; 4.4 RADON, THORON AND ACTINON; CHAPTER 5. RADON
- SOIL TO AIR; 5.1 TRANSPORT PROCESSES; 5.2 MEASUREMENT
- 5.3 RESULTS OF FLUX DENSITY MEASUREMENTSCHAPTER 6. RADON IN THE ATMOSPHERE; 6.1 GROUND LEVEL; 6.2 VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; 6.3 CONTINENTAL AND MARINE AIR MASSES; 6.4 DIURNAL AND SEASONAL CHANGES; CHAPTER 7. RADON AS A TRACER IN THE ATMOSPHERE; 7.1 TRANSPORT PROCESSES; CHAPTER 8. RADON DECAY PRODUCTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE; 8.1 UNATTACHED RADON DECAY PRODUCTS; 8.2 DECAY PRODUCTS ATTACHED TO AEROSOLS; 8.3 SUMMARY; CHAPTER 9. EFFECT UPON THE ELECTRICAL CHARACTER OF THE ATMOSPHERE; 9.1 IONIZATION; 9.2 CONCENTRATION; 9.3 CONDUCTIVITY; 9.4 MOBILITY; 9.5 SUMMARY; CHAPTER 10. RADON UNDERGROUND
- 10.1 RADON IN AN UNDERGROUND CAVITY10.2 RADON IN A TUNNEL; 10.3 RADON IN MINES; CHAPTER 11. RADON IN WATER; 11.1 PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES; 11.2 SEA WATER; CHAPTER 12. INDOOR RADON; 12.1 SOURCES AND TRANSPORT; 12.2 EQUILIBRIUM AND PLATEOUT; 12.3 VENTILATION; 12.4 METHODS FOR CONTROL; 12.5 SURVEYS; 12.6 SUMMARY; CHAPTER 13. HEALTH EFFECTS; 13.1 RADIATION FROM RADON AND ITS DECAY PRODUCTS; 13.2 THE HUMAN DOSE; 13.3 IMPACT; 13.4 SPAS; APPENDIX; A.1 The Uranium Series; A.2 The Thorium Series; A.3 The Actinium Series