Mercury ore processing - A new source of technologically enhanced natural radioactivity

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Krizman M ^a   Stegnar, P ^a   Miklavcic V ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Idrija Mercury Mine   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; MERCURY (METAL); PUBLIC RISKS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; URANIUM;

MERCURY ORE PROCESSING; TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED RADIOACTIVITY;

ORE TREATMENT;

BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICITY; GAMMA RADIATION; MERCURIALISM; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROCESSING; SLOVENIA; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 10644278981     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00115-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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