Distribution Characteristics of Uranium and Radon Concentrations of Groundwater in Gwangju Area |
Seo, Heejeong
(Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Min, Kyoungwoo (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Park, Jiyoung (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Park, Juhyun (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Hwang, Hoyeon (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Park, Seil (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Kim, Seonjeong (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Jeong, Sukkyung (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Bae, Seokjin (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju) Kim, Seongjun (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Chonnam National University) |
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