Radioactivity measurements in Egyptian phosphate mines and their significance in the occupational exposure of mine workers

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-243

  Bigu, J ^a   Hussein, Mohamed I ^b   Hussein, A Z ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOT LABORATORIES CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Mine workers; Phosphate mines; Radiation exposure; Radioactivity; Radon; Thoron

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; RADON; RADON 220;

MINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOSPHATE; RADIOACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; EGYPT; HUMAN; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY;

EGYPT;

EID: 0033990878     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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