Tantalum dissolution rate in simulant lung fluid

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 186, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 365-371

  Lima, C ^a   Coelho, M J ^a   Dalia, K C P ^b   Leite, C V Barros ^c   Medeiros, G ^d   Dias Da Cunha, K ^d  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dissolution rate; Occupational exposure; Solubility; Tantalum

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY;

BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR; DISSOLUTION RATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; X-RAY EMISSION;

TANTALUM;

NIOBIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; TANTALUM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; TANTALUM;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DISSOLUTION; FLUID; NIOBIUM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; RESPIRATION; TANTALUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; LUNG FLUID; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SIMULATION; WORKER;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 35148835626     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9471-4     Document Type: Article

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