Radioactive characterization of the main materials involved in the titanium dioxide production process and their environmental radiological impact

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-32

  Mantero, J ^a   Gazquez, M J ^b   Bolivar, J P ^b   Garcia Tenorio, R ^a   Vaca, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental radiological impact; Natural radionuclides behaviour; NORM industry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; CO-PRODUCTS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MATERIAL WASTES; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; PRODUCTION OF; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RADIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; SOLID RESIDUES; TIO; TITANIUM DIOXIDE PRODUCTIONS; U-SERIES;

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CHEMICAL PLANTS; GAMMA RAYS; INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; ILMENITE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADON ISOTOPE; THORIUM; TITANIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84873890829     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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