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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleEnvironmental Radioactive Impact Associated to Uranium ProductionFernando P. CarvalhoProblem statement: One century of uranium mining in Europe and North-America created a legacy of ore mining and milling sites needing rehabilitation for environmental and human safety. In the last decades developments of uranium mining displaced the core of this activity to Australia, Canada and African countries. In the coming years, uranium mining is expected to grow further, in those … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 6 · 14 Jan 2012 · 8,249 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOccupational Safety and Health in Tunnelling in Rocks Formations Potentially Containing Asbestos: Good Practices for Risk Assessment and ManagementDavide Labagnara, Mario Patrucco, Achille SorliniIn tunnelling operations, Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H) and Environmental Protection of the areas close to the tunnel portal become even more critical in case of rock formations potentially containing asbestos, quartz, radioactive elements, etc. In order to limit the workers’ exposure and the environmental impact becomes in these cases of paramount importance to preliminarily analyze and quantify the possible … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 5 · 26 May 2016 · 7,646 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDetermination of Absorbed and Effective Dose from Natural Background Radiation around a Nuclear Research FacilityMuhammad Auwal Musa, Idris Isa Funtua, Simon Peter Malam, Abdullahi Suleiman ArabiProblem statement: This study presents result of outdoor absorbed dose rate and estimated effective dose from the naturally occurring radionuclides 232Th and 238U series 40K, around a Nuclear Research Reactor at the Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Zaria, Nigeria. Approach: A high-resolution in situ γ-ray spectrometry was used to carry out the study. CERT houses a 30Kw Research … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 26 May 2011 · 7,191 accessesView PDF Cite