Reanalysis of 1973 Activity-Weighted Particle Size Distribution Measurements in Active U.S. Uranium Mines

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-38

  Cavallo, A J ^a  

^a Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GAS EMISSIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROPANE; URANIUM MINES;

ACTIVITY-WEIGHTED PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION;

RADON; URANIUM;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0032125509     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829808965548     Document Type: Article

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