Occupational dosimetric assessment (inhalation pathway) from the application of phosphogypsum in agriculture in South West Spain

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Abril, J M ^a   Garcia Tenorio R ^a   Perianez R ^a   Enamorado, S M ^a   Andreu, L ^a   Delgado, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Inhalation pathway; Phosphogypsum; Radioactive aerosols; Radiological

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURE; APPLICATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CALCIUM; DUST; GYPSUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; SOILS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; WATER SUPPLY;

AIRBORNE DUST SAMPLES; AMENDED SOILS; COMMERCIAL FARMS; DUST SAMPLES; EXHALATION RATES; FIELD EXPERIMENTS; INHALATION PATHWAY; MARSH SOILS; MEAN VALUES; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; RADIOACTIVE-AEROSOLS; RADIOLOGICAL; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; SLUDGE AMENDMENTS; SW SPAIN;

RADON;

CALCIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIOACCUMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GYPSUM; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADON ISOTOPE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPAIN;

AGROCHEMICALS; CALCIUM SULFATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOSPHORUS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADON; SPAIN; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 57649171451     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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