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Radon and thoron exhalation rate measurements from building materials used in Serbia

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|May 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2020-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 111 - 114
Submitted on: Dec 2, 2019
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Accepted on: Jan 20, 2020
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Published on: May 29, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Igor T. Čeliković, Gordana K. Pantelić, Miloš Z. Živanović, Ivana S. Vukanac, Jelena D. Krneta Nikolić, Aleksandar B. Kandić, Boris B. Lončar, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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