Natural radionuclides in zircon and related radiological impacts in mineral separation plants

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 364-369

  Haridasan, P P ^a   Pillai, P M B ^a   Khan, A H ^a   Puranik, V D ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; RADON 220; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; INDIA; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAND; SOLID WASTE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BODY BURDEN; INDIA; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SILICATES; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 33846077983     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl057     Document Type: Article

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