Characterisation and dissolution of depleted uranium aerosols produced during impacts of kinetic energy penetrators against a tank

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 163-166

  Chazel, Valerie ^a   Gerasimo, P ^b   Dabouis, V ^c   Laroche, P ^b   Paquet, F ^a  

^a Inst de Radioprotection de Surete   (France)

^b Lab de Controle Radiotoxicologique   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; URANIUM; URANIUM DERIVATIVE;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INHALATION; KIDNEY INJURY; KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0141453250     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006214     Document Type: Article

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