Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) from a former phosphoric acid processing plant

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-312

  Beddow, H ^a   Black, S ^a   Read, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NORM; Phosphates; Phosphogypsum; Radioactivity; Radium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GYPSUM; INSTALLATION; LAND FILL; PHOSPHORIC ACID; URANIUM;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; DECAY CHAIN PRODUCTS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOCTIVE MATERIAL (NORM); PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

ACID; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; FERRIC FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE; MINERAL; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIUM 226; RALSTONITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238; WATER;

PHOSPHATE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FRACTIONATION; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SAMPLE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID WASTE; STORAGE; TANK; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CALCIUM SULFATE; FLUORIDES; INDUSTRY; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIUM; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URANIUM;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 29944442112     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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