Published 1987
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Book
Epidemiological study of mortality in Palomares
Description
Since the 17th January 1966, the inhabitants of Palomares have been exposed to radiation doses of plutonium-239 caused by the nuclear accident which happened on that date when 2 U.S.A. force planes collided. General and infant mortality rates, birth rates average age at death and tumor studies are reviewed for Palomares and the central village of Guazamara. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Thomas Telford.
- Imprint Place
- London (UK)
- ISBN
- 0 7277 1302 7
- Imprint Title
- Health effects of low dose ionising radiation - recent advances and their implications
- Imprint Pagination
- 209 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 133-137.
Conference
- Title
- International conference on health effects of low dose ionising radiation - recent advances and their implications.
- Dates
- 11-14 May 1987.
- Place
- London (UK).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 19095344
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCIDENTS; AIR TRANSPORT; ALPHA PARTICLES; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PLUTONIUM 239; POPULATIONS; RADIATION HAZARDS; SPAIN
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHARGED PARTICLES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EUROPE; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HELIUM IONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; TRANSPORT; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:Chairman of conference: W.M. Lomer.