Reconstruction of atmospheric concentrations and deposition of uranium and decay products released from the former uranium mill at Uravan, Colorado

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1258-1278

  Rood, Arthur S ^a   Voillequé, Paul G ^b   Rope, Susan K ^c   Grogan, Helen A ^d   Till, John E ^e  

^a K Spar Inc   (United States)

^b MJP Risk Assessment Inc   (United States)

^c Environmental Perspectives Inc   (United States)

^d Cascade Scientific Inc   (United States)

^e RISK ASSESSMENT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Air deposition; Air dispersion modeling; Model validation; Uranium; Uranium processing

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; DISPERSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM;

AIR DEPOSITION; AIR DISPERSION MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; URANIUM PROCESSING;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

URANIUM 238;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DUST; MODEL VALIDATION; RADIONUCLIDE; RECONSTRUCTION; RESUSPENSION; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; MINE TAILINGS; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ATMOSPHERE; COLORADO; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; URANIUM;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44749090028     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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