Assessment of the disposal of radioactive petroleum industry waste in nonhazardous landfills using risk-based modeling

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2060-2066

  Smith, Karen P ^a   Arnish, John J ^a   Williams, Gustavious P ^a,b   Blunt, Deborah L ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Remote Sensing Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH RISKS; LAND FILL; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOLOGY;

RADIOLOGICAL DOSES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

LANDFILL; MODELING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; LANDFILL; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLICY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; MICHIGAN; PETROLEUM; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038293443     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0261729     Document Type: Article

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