Results of the European Commission Marina II Study Part II - Effects of discharges of naturally occurring radioactive material

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 255-277

  Betti, M ^a   Aldave De Las Heras, L ^a   Janssens, A ^b   Henrich, E ^b   Hunter, G ^c   Gerchikov, M ^d   Dutton, M ^d   Van Weers, A W ^e   Nielsen, S ^f   Simmonds, J ^g   Bexon, A ^g   Sazykina, T ^h  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d NNC Limited   (United Kingdom)

^e NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^h RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION TYPHOON   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Natural radioactivity; Naturally occuring radioactive materials; Oil and gas industries

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOLOGY;

NATURALLY OCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM); RADIOLOGICAL IMPACT;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CALCIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZER; LEAD; OIL; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; SEA WATER; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPE; EXTRACTION; GAS; INDUSTRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT; OIL INDUSTRY; POPULATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SEASHORE; SYNTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 11144357482     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.01.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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