Emissions of naturally occurring radioactivity from aluminum and copper facilities. Report No. 6 (final)

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6343687

Andrews, V E

This report summarizes five surveys which were conducted at a Bauxite mining operation, an alumina reduction plant, an aluminum reduction plant, an underground copper mine and mill, and an open pit copper mine and concentrator. Process components and controlled source releases were sampled for naturally occurring radioactivity. Particular emphasis was given to radon-222, lead-210, and polonium-210 emissions from crushing and drying processes.

• Research Organization: Office of Radiation Programs, Las Vegas, NV (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6343687
• Report Number(s): PB-83-150672
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ALUMINIUM
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM ORES
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BAUXITE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPES
LEAD 210
LEAD ISOTOPES
METALS
MINING
MONITORING
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
NUCLEI
ORES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLONIUM 210
POLONIUM ISOTOPES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
SOLID WASTES
TAILINGS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
UNDERGROUND MINING
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES