Radiological assessment for bauxite mining and alumina refining

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-76

  O'connor, Brian H ^a   Donoghue, A Michael ^b   Manning, Timothy J H ^b   Chesson, Barry J ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Alcoa of Australia Limited ^*  (Australia)

^c Occupational Hygiene Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Exposure assessment; Mining; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ANNUAL AVERAGE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCIES; BAUXITE MINING; DOSE ESTIMATES; DOSE LEVELS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE GROUPS; GLOBAL DATA; GROSS ALPHA; INHALABLE DUST; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTIONS; MINING OPERATIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONAL MONITORING; QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS; RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; RADIOLOGICAL DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL EVALUATION; RADON EXPOSURE; RADON PROGENY; SHORT-TERM MONITORING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; BAUXITE DEPOSITS; HEAT RADIATION; MINING; MONITORING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADON; REFINING;

RADIOLOGY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; RADON;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84872696796     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes052     Document Type: Article

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