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Main Title Emissions of naturally occurring radioactivity : Stauffer elemental phosphorus plant /
Author Andrews, Vernon E.
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Bibb, Tom.
CORP Author Office of Radiation Programs-Las Vegas Facility, NV.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs, Las Vegas Facility ; Distributed by the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1982
Report Number EPA-520/6-82-019; 68-12-2811
Stock Number PB83-155317
OCLC Number 37499237
Subjects Radioisotopes--Measurement ; Phosphate mines and mining--Environmental aspects ; Radionuclides--Measurement
Additional Subjects Natural radioactivity ; Airborne wastes ; Industrial plants ; Polonium 210 ; Montana ; Phosphates ; Radon 222 ; Stauffer Chemical Plant ; Silver Bow(Montana) ; Lead 210
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ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 520-6-82-019 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ESAD  EPA-520-6-82-019 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 07/15/2000
NTIS  PB83-155317 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation vi, 28 pages : maps ; 28 cm
Abstract
Naturally occurring radioactivity was measured in the atmospheric emissions and process materials of a thermal phosphate (elemental phosphorus) plant. Representative exhaust stack samples were collected from each process in the plant. The phosphate ore contained about 120 parts per million uranium. The radioactivity emitted in greatest quantity was radon-222 with an annual release from the plant of 8.3 curies. Emissions of lead-210 and polonium-210 were measured at 280 and 200 millicuries per year. Annual emissions of each of the other radionuclides of the uranium decay chain were estimated to be 4.2 millicuries. The slag pile was determined not to be a source of radon.
Notes
"EPA-520/6-82-019." "November 1982." "This report was prepared with the technical support of PEDCo Environmental Inc. contract 68-02-2811." "Project officer Tom Bibb." Includes bibliographical references.