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Factors underlying persistently high radon levels in a house located in a karst limestone region of Ireland – lessons learned about remediation Cover

Factors underlying persistently high radon levels in a house located in a karst limestone region of Ireland – lessons learned about remediation

Open Access
|Sep 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0054 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 327 - 332
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 31, 2016
Published on: Sep 10, 2016
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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