Uranium mine rehabilitation: The story of the South Alligator Valley intervention

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 51-66

  Waggitt, Peter W ^a  

^a Office of the Supervising Scientist   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alligator Rivers Region; Community consultation; Native title; Radiological intervention; Rehabilitation; Traditional landowners; Uranium mining

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MINING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; URANIUM;

ABORIGINAL LANDS; RADIOLOGICAL STANDARDS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

URANIUM;

CONTAMINATED LAND; MINING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; REMEDIATION; URANIUM;

AIR MONITORING; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MINING; PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MINING; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OWNERSHIP; POLICY MAKING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; URANIUM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ALLIGATOR;

EID: 3042701022     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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