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Results of radon CR-39 detectors exposed in schools due two different long-term periods

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0064 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 385 - 389
Submitted on: Dec 23, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 24, 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

© 2016 Zdenka Stojanovska, Blazo Boev, Zora S. Zunic, Peter Bossew, Svetlana Jovevska, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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