Radioactivity contents in dicalcium phosphate and the potential radiological risk to human populations

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 814-823

  Casacuberta, N ^a   Masque P ^a   Garcia Orellana, J ^a   Bruach, J M ^a   Anguita, M ^b   Gasa, J ^b   Villa, M ^a,c   Hurtado, S ^c   Garcia Tenorio, R ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dicalcium phosphate; NORM; Phosphate industry; Radiological risk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCK PRODUCTS; SULFURIC ACID;

DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DICALCIUM PHOSPHATES (DCP); NORM; PHOSPHATE INDUSTRIES; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; RADIONUCLIDE CONCENTRATION; RADIONUCLIDE CONTENT; TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATES;

HEALTH RISKS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CHROMIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; LEAD; LEAD 210; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; POLONIUM; SULFURIC ACID; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH RISK; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; CHICKEN MEAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

ALPHA PARTICLES; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; ELEMENTS, RADIOACTIVE; FERTILIZERS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; METALS; POLONIUM; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 69049093905     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.05.037     Document Type: Article

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