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Overall natural radioactivity of a phosphate fertilizer industry in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2012

J. Barescut ,
D. Lariviere ,
T. Stocki ,
M.H. Song ,
B.U. Chang ,
S.M. Koh ,
Y.J. Kim ,
D.J. Kim  and
G.H. Kim
M.H. Song
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
B.U. Chang
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
S.M. Koh
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, 92 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-350 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Y.J. Kim
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
D.J. Kim
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
G.H. Kim
Affiliation:
University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Abstract

The phosphogypsum is produced as a by-product of the manufacturing phosphoric acid or phosphate fertilizer from the phosphate rock on the wet process. In general, it contains relatively high concentrations of uranium series radionuclides such as 226Ra. This study surveyed overall radioactivity of the naturally occurring radionuclides in a facility using phosphate rock and evaluated the impact on the vicinity environment by the phosphogypsum.

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Research Article
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Radioprotection , Volume 46 , Issue 6: ICRER 2011 – International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity: Environment & Nuclear Renaissance , 2011 , pp. S113 - S118
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© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2011

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