Physicochemical characterization of capstone depleted uranium aerosols III: Morphologic and chemical oxide analyses

Health Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 276-291

  Krupka, Kenneth M ^a   Parkhurst, Mary Ann ^a   Gold, Kenneth ^b   Arey, Bruce W ^a   Jenson, Evan D ^a   Guilmette, Raymond A ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b US Army ARDEC   (United States)

^c LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Contamination, environmental; Radioactivity, airborne; Uranium, depleted

Indexed keywords

CAPSTONE DEPLETED URANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; OXIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRACTURE; LUNG FLUID; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; AIR POLLUTANT; ALGORITHM; BETA RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIREARM; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALGORITHMS; BETA RAYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIREARMS; GULF WAR; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTOR VEHICLES; NEW MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; URANIUM;

EID: 62149123722     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000298229.60229.10     Document Type: Article

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