Environmental remediation and restoration of contaminated nuclear and NORM sites /
Nuclear sites become contaminated with radionuclides due to accidents and activities carried out without due consideration for the environment. Naturally-occurring radioactive materials (NORM) released by industrial processes such as coal power production and fertilizer manufacture may also require...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK :
Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2015]
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| Series: | Woodhead Publishing in energy ;
no. 71. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Nuclear sites become contaminated with radionuclides due to accidents and activities carried out without due consideration for the environment. Naturally-occurring radioactive materials (NORM) released by industrial processes such as coal power production and fertilizer manufacture may also require clean-up. Environmental remediation and restoration aim to reduce exposure to radiation from contaminated soil or groundwater. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this area. Part 1 provides an introduction to the different types of contaminated site and their characteristics. Part 2 addre. |
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| Item Description: | ScienceDirect eBook - Energy 2015 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782422389 1782422382 1782422315 9781782422310 9781322884042 1322884048 |
