Radionuclide flow during the conversion of phosphogypsum to ammonium sulfate

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 33-51

  Burnett, William C ^a   Schultz, Michael K ^a   Hull, Carter D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZER; LEAD 210; PHOSPHATE; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; URANIUM 238;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; RADIOACTIVITY; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 0029905447     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(95)00078-O     Document Type: Conference Paper

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