Radioactivity and radiological risk associated with effluent sediment containing technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials in amang (tin tailings) processing industry

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 161-170

  Bahari, Ismail ^a   Mohsen, Nasirian ^a   Abdullah, Pauzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Amang; NORM; Radiological risk; Recycling pond; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RAYS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOLOGY; RADIUM; SEDIMENTS;

AMANG; NORM; PROCESSING INDUSTRY; RADIOLOGICAL RISK; RECYCLING POND;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; TIN; URANIUM 238;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; LAND USE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIUM; RECLAIMED LAND; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TAILINGS; TIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAMMA RADIATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MALAYSIA; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK; SEDIMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34250207347     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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