The radium legacy: Contaminated land and the committed effective dose from the ingestion of radium contaminated materials
The manufacture and use of radium in the early to mid-20th century within industrial, medicinal and recreational products have resulted in a large number of contaminated sites across a number of countries with notable examples in the USA and Europe. These sites, represent a significant number of unr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Environment International |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412013001347 |