A radon chamber specifically designed for environmentally relevant exposures of small animals

Stephanie Puukila; Peter Haigh; Andrew Johnston; Douglas R. Boreham; Antony M. Hooker; Dani-Louise Dixon

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106295

journal article Sep 01, 2020

A radon chamber specifically designed for environmentally relevant exposures of small animals

Stephanie Puukila Peter Haigh Andrew Johnston

Douglas R. Boreham Antony M. Hooker Dani-Louise Dixon

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Vol. 220-221 pp. 106295 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Sep 01, 2020
Vol/Issue: 220-221
Pages: 106295
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Authors

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada.

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Douglas R. Boreham

Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada

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Bruce Power Centre for Health and Environmental Research

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Stephanie Puukila, Peter Haigh, Andrew Johnston, et al. (2020). A radon chamber specifically designed for environmentally relevant exposures of small animals. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 220-221, 106295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106295

A radon chamber specifically designed for environmentally relevant exposures of small animals

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