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Environmental radiological impact associated with non-uranium mining industries: a proposal for screening criteria by Pires do Rio, M.A., Amaral, E.C.S., Fernandes, H.M., Rochedo, E.R.R.

“…Niobium, phosphate, coal and gold mining facilities have been selected as case studies with the aim of identifying possible sources of radiological impact…”
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Joint sampling programme—Verification of data obtained in environmental monitoring by Lauria, D.C., Martins, N.S.F., Vasconcellos, M.L.H., Zenaro, R., Peres, S.S., Pires do Rio, M.A.

“…The objective of the Environmental Radiological Monitoring Control programme carried out by the Institute of Radiation Protection and Dosimetry (IRD) in Brazil…”
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CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT TENORM: A STUDY CASE ON NIOBIUM FACILITIES by Pires Rio, M A, Fernandes, H M, Amaral, E C. S, Rochedo, E R. R

“…ABSTRACT—Two niobium mining facilities located at two different geological settings were selected as case studies for assessing the radiological impacts…”
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Cesium-137 in the Goiânia waterways during and after the radiological accident by Godoy, J M, Guimarães, J R, Pereira, J C, do Rio, M A

“…The main contamination areas in Goiânia were exposed soil surfaces, and with the first rainfalls, 137Cs quickly reached the Meia-Ponte River, the main local…”
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The contribution of soil adhesion to radiocaesium uptake by leafy vegetables by Amaral, E C, Paretzke, H G, Campos, M J, Pires do Rio, M A, Franklin, M

“…The Goiânia accident, Brazil, was used as an opportunity to quantify the contributions of different mechanisms, in particular mass loading, leading to caesium…”
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Distribution of 137Cs in soils due to the Goiânia accident and decisions for remedial action during the recovery phase by Amaral, E C, Vianna, M E, Godoy, J M, Rochedo, E R, Campos, M J, do Rio, M A, Oliveira, J P, Pereira, J C, Reis, W G

“…In September 1987, a powder radioactive source was removed from a teletherapy machine in Goiânia, Brazil. Subsequently, it was ruptured in a residential garden…”
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Transfer of super(137)Cs from Soil to Chicken Meat and Eggs by Amaral, E C, Paretzke, H G, Campos, MJ, Pires do Rio, MA, Franklin, M

“…Accidental releases of radionuclides into the atmosphere may result in the deposition of radioactive contaminants in areas where small domestic animals are…”
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Transfer of 137Cs from soil to chicken meat and eggs by Amaral, E.C.S., Paretzke, H.G., Campos, M.J., do Rio, M.A.Pires, Franklin, M.

“…A garden from a residential house, contaminated by the accidental opening of a 137Cs teletherapy source in Goiânia, Brazil, was used to study the distribution…”
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