The legacy of monazite processing in Brazil

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 546-550

  da Costa Lauria, Dejanira ^a   Rochedo, Elaine R R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; MONAZITE; RADIUM 228; THORIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; LANTHANIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LANDFILL; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; STORAGE; TANK; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; MINING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SAFETY; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; DECONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, RARE EARTH; MINING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 25144518275     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci303     Document Type: Article

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