Establishing Remediation Levels in Response to a Radiological Dispersal Event (or "Dirty Bomb")

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2505-2512

  Elcock, Deborah ^a   Klemic, Gladys A ^b   Taboas, Anibal L ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b US Department of Energy Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOLOGY;

RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL DEVICES (RDD);

REMEDIATION;

EXPLOSIVE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

CLEANUP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOREMEDIATION; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERRORISM;

DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLOSIONS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TERRORISM; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342644261     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es034894+     Document Type: Review

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