Assessment of the radiological impacts of historical coal mining operations on the environment of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-114

  Dowdall, M ^a   Vicat, K ^b   Frearson, I ^c   Gerland, S ^a   Lind, B ^a   Shaw, G ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Arctic Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic; Coal mining; Dosimetric survey; NORM; Svalbard; Thorium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM; URANIUM;

MINERAL EXTRACTION; SPATIAL DOSIMETRIC SURVEYS;

RADIOLOGY;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

COAL MINING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; OIL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION;

ARCTIC; NY-ALESUND; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0348109445     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00144-9     Document Type: Article

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