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Assessment of natural background radiation in the tourist area of Biserna Cave based on in situ measurements Cover

Assessment of natural background radiation in the tourist area of Biserna Cave based on in situ measurements

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/asn-2025-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2603-347X | Journal ISSN: 2367-5144
Language: English
Page range: 104 - 116
Published on: Nov 21, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Karamfil Kalchev, Gergana Manova, Lyubomir Manov, Nikolay Kulev, published by Konstantin Preslavski University of Shumen
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