Published 1991 | Version v1
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Protection of the environment by the application of nuclear techniques in energy and mineral processing

Creators

  • 1. Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin (Germany, F.R.). Physics Div.

Description

The energy and mineral industries release SO2, NOx, H2S, CO2 and dust containing heavy metals into the atmosphere, and wastewater with heavy metals and high salt concentrations into rivers. Nuclear techniques, such as ionization detection and X ray fluorescence spectroscopy, permit on-line monitoring of pollutant traces in environmental measurements. Radiation treatment technologies, which can remove flue gas in coal fired boilers and degrade biologically stable halocarbon pollutants in water, have great scope in the future. (author). 10 refs, 1 tab

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Nuclear techniques in the exploration and exploitation of energy and mineral resources

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA.
Imprint Place
Vienna (Austria)
ISBN
92-0-060091-3
Imprint Title
Nuclear techniques in the exploration and exploitation of energy and mineral resources
Imprint Pagination
627 p.
Series
Proceedings series.
Journal Page Range
p. 229-235.

Conference

Title
International symposium on nuclear techniques in the exploration and exploitation of energy and mineral resources.
Dates
5-8 Jun 1990.
Place
Vienna (Austria).

INIS

Country of Publication
Austria
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
22043598
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; INDUSTRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LIQUID CONTAMINATION MONITORS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ORE PROCESSING; POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POWER GENERATION; TRACER TECHNIQUES; URANIUM; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROL; ELEMENTS; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MONITORS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION MONITORS; SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
IAEA-SM--308/49.