Some Variable Contributors to Natural Background (open access)

Some Variable Contributors to Natural Background

It was suggested that radon concentrations in air and potassium fertilizers on the ground contribute appreciably to natural background radiation levels. The effect on natural background gamma radiation from radon and its associated daughters in equilibrium and from potassium in fertilizers has been calculated and found to be negligible. Background radiation intensities have been assumed to be on the order of 10 [mu]rad/hr.
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: O'Brien, Keran
System: The UNT Digital Library