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Wastes from the former uranium paint factory at Joachimstal (Jáchymov) used in dwellings

Thomas, J. / Drábová, D.

AbstractWastes resulting from the production of uranium paints in the K.u.K. Uranfarbenfabrik at Joachimstal became famous as the raw material for isolation of radium in great amounts by M. and P. Curie in 1898. In the past century, these wastes with radium concentrations up to 300 Bq/kg were also used to a great extent in mortars and plasters instead of sand in dwellings at Joachimstal. Radiological impacts of this unintentional abuse are given. The relationships between radium concentration of the building material, dose rate of gamma radiation, superficial radon exhalation rate, rate of radon entry, and radon concentration in air are shown.

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Wastes from the former uranium paint factory at Joachimstal (Jáchymov) used in dwellings

Thomas, J. / Drábová, D.

AbstractWastes resulting from the production of uranium paints in the K.u.K. Uranfarbenfabrik at Joachimstal became famous as the raw material for isolation of radium in great amounts by M. and P. Curie in 1898. In the past century, these wastes with radium concentrations up to 300 Bq/kg were also used to a great extent in mortars and plasters instead of sand in dwellings at Joachimstal. Radiological impacts of this unintentional abuse are given. The relationships between radium concentration of the building material, dose rate of gamma radiation, superficial radon exhalation rate, rate of radon entry, and radon concentration in air are shown.

Wastes from the former uranium paint factory at Joachimstal (Jáchymov) used in dwellings

Thomas, J. / Drábová, D.

AbstractWastes resulting from the production of uranium paints in the K.u.K. Uranfarbenfabrik at Joachimstal became famous as the raw material for isolation of radium in great amounts by M. and P. Curie in 1898. In the past century, these wastes with radium concentrations up to 300 Bq/kg were also used to a great extent in mortars and plasters instead of sand in dwellings at Joachimstal. Radiological impacts of this unintentional abuse are given. The relationships between radium concentration of the building material, dose rate of gamma radiation, superficial radon exhalation rate, rate of radon entry, and radon concentration in air are shown.

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Wastes from the former uranium paint factory at Joachimstal (Jáchymov) used in dwellings

Contributors:

Thomas, J. (author) / Drábová, D. (author)

Published in:

Environmental International ; 19 ; 509-512

Publication date:

1993-05-20

Size:

4 pages

ISSN:

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/0160-4120(93)90276-N

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

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