Assessment of the radiological impacts of a zircon sand processing plant

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 237-250

  Righi, Serena ^a   Andretta, Massimo ^b   Bruzzi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Edison Spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gaussian model; Naturally occurring radioactive materials; Occupational and public exposure; Radiation dose; Zircon sand plant

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; DUST; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; IRRADIATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADON; SAND; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; ZIRCON;

INDOOR DUST; RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; SAND PROCESSING; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADON; ZIRCONIUM;

RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SAND; ZIRCON;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; IRRADIATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIATION PROCESSING; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON; SILICATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; THORIUM; URANIUM; WIND; ZIRCONIUM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 18144429097     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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