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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 36, 2001 - Issue 9
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VARIATIONS OF WELL WATER RADON IN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND

Douglas G. Mose Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030, U.S.A.
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George W. Mushrush Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030, U.S.A.Correspondence[email protected]
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Fiorella V. Simoni Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030, U.S.A.
Pages 1647-1660 | Received 22 Feb 2001, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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