Occupational radiation exposure due to norm in a rare-earth compounds production facility

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-221

  Haridasan, P P ^a   Pillai, P M B ^a   Tripathi, R M ^a   Puranik, V D ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; LANTHANIDE; OXIDE; RADON 220; THORIUM;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; INDIA; METALS, RARE EARTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADON; THORIUM;

EID: 56749158438     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn170     Document Type: Article

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