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- ...elter''' is an enclosed space specially designed to protect occupants from radioactive debris or [[nuclear fallout|fallout]] resulting from a [[nuclear explosion] ...subjecting anything within the line of sight to radiation, a significant [[radioactive contamination|hazard]]. A fallout shelter is designed to allow its occupant24 KB (3,899 words) - 18:58, 11 June 2010
- radioactive particles in this filter. and still have a pair of gloves on as you discard the waste. Then remove3 KB (618 words) - 19:03, 11 June 2010
- ...all of the pore volume may not be available for adsorption in a particular waste water application, and as some of the adsorbate may enter smaller pores, it ...l beds adsorb these gases and retains them while they rapidly decay to non-radioactive solid species. The solids are trapped in the charcoal particles, while the41 KB (5,738 words) - 15:47, 27 September 2010
- ...ve uses ranging from storage and slow release of [[pharmaceutical]]s and [[radioactive tracer]]s to research in controlled [[hydrogen storage|storage]] and releas Glass microspheres are also produced as waste product in coal-fired power stations. Small amounts of silica in the coal a5 KB (783 words) - 09:07, 20 September 2010
- ...nother difficulty arising in the quest of an iodine getter for radioactive waste is the long-term stability of the [[sequestrant]] that must survive over [[ ...lide absorbers development program overview Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), Science and Technology Program8 KB (1,128 words) - 09:07, 20 September 2010
- ...and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and containers used to transport radioactive materials. Military uses include defensive armor plating and [[Armor-pierci ...adioactive, uranium is a [[toxic metal]].<ref name=Craft04 /> It is weakly radioactive and remains so because of its long [[half-life|physical half-life]] (4.46880 KB (11,721 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
- '''Radioactive scrap metal''' is the situation when [[radioactive]] material enters the metal recycling process and contaminates [[scrap met ...lets/SealedRadioactiveSources/pdfs/flyer_public.pdf Could that be a sealed radioactive source?], IAEA</ref><ref>[http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Booklets/SealedR12 KB (1,945 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
- ...purpose. Recycled aggregates (from construction, demolition and excavation waste) are increasingly used as partial replacements of natural aggregates, while ...p [[gasoline]], [[motor oil]], [[heavy metal (chemistry)|heavy metals]], [[waste|trash]] and other pollutants from sidewalks, roadways and parking lots.<ref63 KB (9,167 words) - 09:23, 20 September 2010
- ...of its life cycle, from processing of raw materials to the disposal of AAC waste. ...workability allows accurate cutting that minimizes the generation of solid waste during use. Unlike other building materials AAC can eliminate the need to b8 KB (1,084 words) - 09:24, 20 September 2010
- ...re actually at risk from contact with substances associated with hazardous waste sites. ...ect measure of exposure to and dose of chemicals associated with hazardous waste sites<ref>[http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/edrp/ Exposure-Dose Reconstruction Prog13 KB (1,769 words) - 20:33, 20 September 2010
- **[[Waste]] covered by Council Directive 75/442/EEC. *Waste covered by Council Directive 75/442/EEC.21 KB (2,852 words) - 20:33, 20 September 2010
- ...8-0432.CCR-07-1516|title = Vascular Imaging of Solid Tumors in Rats with a Radioactive Arsenic-Labeled Antibody that Binds Exposed Phosphatidylserine|last = Jenne ...24|doi = 10.1289/ehp.7834|title = Arsenic: A Roadblock to Potential Animal Waste Management Solutions|first = Keeve E|last = Nachman|last2 = Graham|first2 =51 KB (7,314 words) - 20:34, 20 September 2010
- ...and <sup>115</sup>Cd with a half-life of 53.46 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 2.5 hours, and the majority of ...and related activities, nonferrous metals production, and municipal solid waste incineration.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> However, there have been a few instan34 KB (4,743 words) - 20:34, 20 September 2010
- * nuclear safety and radioactive waste management of civilian and defence sites - Nuclear Installations Inspectora *[[Recycling]] and [[waste management]] industries7 KB (960 words) - 20:36, 20 September 2010
- ...]s of lead, except for lead-204, can be found in the end products of the [[radioactive decay]] of the even heavier elements, [[uranium]] and [[thorium]]. ...letely primordial lead, and 206, 207, 208 being formed probably from the [[radioactive decay]] of two isotopes of uranium ([[U-235]] and [[U-238]]) and one isoto52 KB (7,694 words) - 20:36, 20 September 2010
- ...[[bioremediation]], ''e.g.'' removal of <sup>137</sup>Cs from radioactive waste.<ref>Prasad (ed). Metals in the Environment. University of Hyderabad. Dekke13 KB (1,928 words) - 19:14, 21 September 2010
- ...ely on an ample blood supply to deliver oxygen and nutrients and to remove waste products such as [[carbon dioxide]]. The [[coronary arteries]] fulfill this ...eople born before 1955 when nuclear bomb testing caused elevated levels of radioactive [[carbon 14]] in the Earth's atmosphere. They found that samples from peop12 KB (1,684 words) - 20:29, 21 September 2010