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RECENTLY we reported raised levels of atmospheric radon during smoky or fog conditions1. It was also pointed out that radon was released into the atmosphere during the normal burning of coal. We have now carried out estimations of the radium contents of a series of representative samples of coals as used in Great Britain. The results of this analysis are shown in Table 1. The methods of estimation were the same as described previously.
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Anderson, W., Mayneord, W. V., and Turner, R. C., Nature, 174, 424 (1954).
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ANDERSON, W., TURNER, R. Radon Content of the Atmosphere. Nature 178, 203–204 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178203a0
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