The use of unmanned aerial systems for the mapping of legacy uranium mines

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-140

  Martin, P G ^a   Payton, O D ^a   Fardoulis, J S ^a   Richards, D A ^a   Scott, T B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; Cornwall; Gamma spectrometry; UAV; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; LEGACY SYSTEMS; MAPPING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); URANIUM;

CONTAMINATED LANDS; CORNWALL; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION; SURVEY METHODS; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS; URANIUM MINERALS;

URANIUM MINES;

ABANDONED MINE; AERIAL SURVEY; CONTAMINATED LAND; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MINING; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM; URANIUM MINE; ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; RADIATION MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL POLLUTANT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

SOIL POLLUTANT; URANIUM;

ENGLAND; MINING; RADIATION MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; URANIUM;

EID: 84924631283     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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