Overview of the capstone depleted uranium study of aerosols from impact with armored vehicles: Test setup and aerosol generation, characterization, and application in assessing dose and risk

Health Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-220

  Parkhurst, Mary Ann ^a   Guilmette, Raymond A ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Modeling, dose assessment; Radiation risk; Uranium, depleted

Indexed keywords

CAPSTONE DEPLETED URANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM;

AEROSOL; ARMY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; WAR; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIREARM; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIREARMS; GULF WAR; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; NEW MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; URANIUM;

EID: 62149121718     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000290626.64569.ee     Document Type: Article

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