Published 2015 | Version v1
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Occupational diseases in the uranium ore mining. Development since 1991

Creators

  • 1. Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie (BG RCI), Heidelberg (Germany). Abt. Rehabilitation und Leistungen

Description

The Wismut Company in the former DDR was the worldwide third largest producer of uranium in the past century and employed about half a million people. The consequences of radiation and dust exposure are lasting until today.

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (German)
Berufskrankheiten im Uranerzbergbau. Entwicklung seit 1991

Publishing Information

Journal Title
DGUV Forum
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 37-38
ISSN
1867-8483

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
48056806
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CARCINOGENS; CARCINOMAS; DUSTS; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARDS; INHALATION; LUNGS; MINERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; URANIUM MINES
Descriptors DEC
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EUROPE; HAZARDS; INTAKE; MINES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WESTERN EUROPE