Considerations about tenorm: A study case on niobium facilities

Health Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-154

  Pires Do Rio, M A ^a   Fernandes, H M ^b   Amaral, E C S ^b   Rochedo, E R R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Naturally occurring radionuclides; Radon; Waste management

Indexed keywords

NIOBIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND USE; MINING; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NIOBIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME;

EID: 0037303734     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200302000-00001     Document Type: Article

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