Human health risk screening of radioactive and nonradioactive contaminants due to uranium industry operation

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-85

  Veiga, Lene H S ^a   Amaral, Eliana C S ^a   Fernandes, Horst M ^a  

^a Inst de Radioprotecao e D   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; MANGANESE; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM;

HEALTH RISK; URANIUM MINING;

ARTICLE; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; INGESTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING; URANIUM MINE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0031946754     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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