Radiation hazards in uranium mines.

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• Personal Author:
  Holaday DA
• Description:
  A review of health studies of U.S. uranium miners is presented. The primary radiation hazard in uranium mines is alpha radiation which is delivered to the lungs by radon-222 (10043922) and its short- lived daughters. The appearance of lung cancer among uranium miners has been studied and found to be excessive. The cell type distribution of these cancers of uranium miners is different from that of the general population. Calculation of radiation dosage to the lungs of miners is difficult. General dilution ventilation is the primary method of controlling the radiation hazard, but it has limitations. Radiation exposure of uranium miners has gradually been reduced. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Cytology Occupational Health Radiation Radiation Dosage Radon Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Radiation-hazards; Radiation-environment; Ionizing-radiation; Respiratory-system-disorders; Radon-daughters; Radioactive-products; Radiation-dosimetry; Control-measures; Hazards; Cytopathology
• ISSN:
  0033-8400
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  135-138
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00073558
• Citation:
  Radiol Health Data Rep 1967 Mar; 8(3):135-138
• CAS Registry Number:
  Radon (CAS RN 10043-92-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1967
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Radiological Health Data and Reports
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/240690/cdc_240690_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]