Geographical distribution of the annual mean radon concentrations in primary schools of Southern Serbia – application of geostatistical methods

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity - Tập 127 - Trang 141-148 - 2014
P. Bossew1, Z.S. Žunić2, Z. Stojanovska3, T. Tollefsen4, C. Carpentieri5, N. Veselinović2, S. Komatina6, J. Vaupotič7, R.D. Simović6, S. Antignani5, F. Bochicchio5
1German Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Köpenicker Allee 120-130, 10318, Berlin, Germany
2Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
3Faculty of Medical Sciences, Goce Delcev University, Stip, Macedonia
4European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Ispra, Italy
5Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
6Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Union – Nikola Tesla University, Belgrade, Serbia
7Institute Jozef Stefan, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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