Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2011, Pages 42 - 47
Airborne Levels of Uranium in the Surroundings of Various Industrial Facilities: Human Health Risks
Authors
Joaquim Rovira1, Victoria Linares, Montserrat Bellés, Marti Nadal, José L. Domingo
1Departament d’Enginyeria Quimica
Corresponding Author
Joaquim Rovira
Available Online 1 July 2011.
- DOI
- 10.2991/jracr.2011.1.1.4How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Uranium; ambient air; industrial facilities; human health risks; Catalonia (Spain)
- Abstract
This study was aimed at determining the levels of natural uranium (U) in air samples collected in the surroundings of various industrial facilities: three cement plants, two municipal solid waste incinerators, and a hazardous waste landfill in Catalonia (NE Spain). Although U concentrations were found to be similar or slightly higher than those reported in the scientific literature, the current airborne U levels should not mean any health risks for the population living close to these facilities.
- Copyright
- © 2011, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - JOUR AU - Joaquim Rovira AU - Victoria Linares AU - Montserrat Bellés AU - Marti Nadal AU - José L. Domingo PY - 2011 DA - 2011/07/01 TI - Airborne Levels of Uranium in the Surroundings of Various Industrial Facilities: Human Health Risks JO - Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response SP - 42 EP - 47 VL - 1 IS - 1 SN - 2210-8505 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/jracr.2011.1.1.4 DO - 10.2991/jracr.2011.1.1.4 ID - Rovira2011 ER -