Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 393-406

  Vearrier, David ^a   Curtis, John A ^a   Greenberg, Michael I ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational exposures; Radioactive materials; TENORM

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL; LEAD 210; NATURAL PRODUCT; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; NIOBIUM; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RADON 222; TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; THORIUM 232; THORIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238; ZIRCONIUM;

AVIATION; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; URANIUM MINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RISK;

ANIMALS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK;

EID: 67449138519     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650902997849     Document Type: Review

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