Radioactivity in the environment around past radium and uranium mining sites of Portugal

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Carvalho, F P ^a   Madruga, M J ^a   Reis, M C ^a   Alves, J G ^a   Oliveira, J M ^a   Gouveia, J ^a   Silva, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Enhanced radioactivity; Environmental remediation; Mill tailings; Uranium mines

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RADIOACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MILL TAILINGS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DOSIMETRY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; SOILS; TAILINGS;

URANIUM MINES;

RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; URANIUM; WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MINE WASTE; MINING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MINING; PORTUGAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTION; URANIUM MINE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINING; NITRATES; PORTUGAL; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SULFATES; URANIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447567303     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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