High radon exposure in a Brazilian underground coal mine

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-305

  Veiga, Lene H S ^a   Melo, V ^a   Koifman, S ^b   Amaral, E C S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; DOSIMETRY; EXCAVATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION; UNDERGROUND MINING;

RADIATION HAZARDS;

COAL; RADON; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAMPLING; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BRAZIL; COAL MINING; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON; RADON DAUGHTERS;

EID: 4644301877     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/24/3/008     Document Type: Article

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