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Airborne radioactive contamination monitoring
Current technologies for the detection of airborne radioactive contamination do not provide real-time capability. Most of these techniques are based on the capture of particulate matter in air onto filters which are then processed in the laboratory; thus,
Adams, J. R. +3 more
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Subjects and Countermeasures against the Radioactive Contamination after the Great East Japan Earthquake [PDF]
This paper summarizes the desirable future direction of the measures against reputational damages based on evaluating the current status of reputational damage, radioactive contamination and efforts to overcome the disaster which occurred with the Great ...
Monma, Toshiyuki
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ABSTRACT Natural radionuclides in cement and gypsum production materials pose significant risks of occupational radiation exposure that are not well documented in Iraqi Kurdistan. This study quantifies alpha and gamma radiation levels from naturally occurring radioactive materials, specifically 222Rn, 238U, 232Th, and 40K, in cement and gypsum samples ...
Adil M. Hussien +4 more
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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in Texas: Uses of Radioactive Material
Brochure examines "the major uses of radioactive materials, and provide[s] a better understanding of their impact in our daily lives" (p. [2])
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority
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Papillary Thyroid Cancer With Cutaneous Metastasis: A Case Report and Literature Review
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma is rare, which may present as slowly growing nodules, erythematous papules, or ulcerative nodules. The pathophysiological mechanisms of skin metastasis in thyroid cancer remain unclear.
Yi‐Qing Gao +3 more
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Radioactive contamination in Iraq and its impact on birth defects for the period (2004-2013)
In the present time, radioactive contamination is considered one of the most dangerous types of environmental pollution. It usually takes place because of a leakage of radioactive materials to one of the environment natural components, such as, water ...
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Rylands v Fletcher Redux: Rubis Bahamas Ltd v Russell
The decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Rubis Bahamas Ltd v Russell is the most significant development in the law of Rylands v Fletcher for decades. Rejecting the view that the rule is merely a sub‐species of private nuisance, the Committee reconstructed it as an independent rule of strict liability governing harm caused by ...
Marco Cappelletti
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Simulation of Radioactive Contamination of the Area by Random Additions
To date, nuclear energy occupies a significant place in the fuel and energy balance of the world. Despite the significant improvement in the state of nuclear and radiation safety at radiation facilities in recent years, it is impossible to completely ...
Ekaterina Moiseeva +2 more
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Environmental Changes and Their Effect on the Airway Microbiome: Implications for Airway Diseases
ABSTRACT Obstructive airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), represent the two major chronic airway inflammatory diseases. In both conditions, the airways are exposed to a variety of microbial and environmental stimuli.
Georgios Rentzos +10 more
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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in Texas
Brochure "contains information about what radiation is, and where it comes from, what radioactive waste is, how it will be disposed, and what safety procedures will be used" (p. [3])
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority
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