Environmental impact and risk assessment of a zircon mineral plant emissions

Management Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 457-466

  Righi, S ^a   Simonetto, C ^a   Bruzzi, L ^a   Andretta, M ^b   Serra, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Gas Distribution Edison DG SpA Selvazzano Dentro   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZIRCON;

GAUSSIAN MODELS; HEALTH EFFECTS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; ZIRCON MINERAL PROCESSING PLANTS;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

EID: 2942576219     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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