Comparative dosimetry of radon in mines and homes / / Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Comparative dosimetry of radon in mines and homes / / Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628.5/35 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radon - Measurement
Radiation dosimetry Indoor air pollution Mine safety Mineral industries Air Pollution, Indoor Mining Radiometry - methods Radon - analysis Safety Radiometry |
| ISBN |
9786610203932
9781280203930 1280203935 9780309572330 0309572339 9780585084930 0585084939 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes -- Copyright -- Preface -- CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- Summary and Recommendations -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS -- REFERENCES -- 1 Introduction -- CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE, AND DOSE -- RISK ASSESSMENT FOR INDOOR RADON -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 2 Assessment of Exposure to the Decay Products of 222Rn in Mines and Homes -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- MEASUREMENT METHODS -- EXPOSURE TO RADON PROGENY -- Mine Atmospheres -- Indoor Atmospheres -- REFERENCES -- 3 Extrapolation of Doses and Risk per Unit Exposure from Mines to Homes -- INTRODUCTION -- REPRESENTATIVE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS -- Radon Progeny Aerosols -- BREATHING RATES AND CALCULATION OF DOSE PER UNIT EXPOSURE -- COMPARATIVE DOSES FROM RADON PROGENY IN MINES AND HOMES -- Target Cells in Bronchial Epithelium -- LOCALIZED VERSUS REGIONAL DOSES -- INFLUENCE OF MODELING UNCERTAINTIES -- DOSES TO ADULT FEMALES -- DOSES TO CHILDREN AND INFANTS -- VARIABILITY OF THE DOSE CONVERSION COEFFICIENT IN HOMES -- EFFECTS OF AIRWAY DISEASE ON DOSE -- COMPARATIVE DOSES FROM RADON AND THORON PROGENY -- SUMMARY OF DOSIMETRIC RISK EXTRAPOLATION FACTORS -- REFERENCES -- 4 Other Considerations -- BIOLOGICAL FACTORS -- GENDER -- AGE, GROWTH, AND INJURY IN RELATION TO CELL PROLIFERATION -- AGE -- CELL PROLIFERATION -- DOSE RATE, FRACTIONATION, AND DURATION OF EXPOSURE -- TISSUE DAMAGE -- CIGARETTE SMOKING -- REFERENCES -- 5 Dosimetry and Dosimetric Models for Inhaled Radon and Progeny -- SOME PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RADON AND RADON PROGENY -- MORPHOMETRIC MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT -- HEAD AIRWAY MORPHOMETRY -- TRACHEOBRONCHIAL AIRWAY MORPHOMETRY -- RESPIRATORY AIRWAY MORPHOMETRY -- DEPOSITION MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT.
CLEARANCE MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT -- DOSIMETRY MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT -- REFERENCES -- 6 Aerosols in Homes and Mines -- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTICLE SIZE AND DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT -- Penetration of Aerosols Through a Tube -- Deposition of Ultrafine Particles onto Wire Screens -- MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR UNATTACHED FRACTION -- Diffusion Sampler -- Wire Screen Samplers -- REVIEW OF PAST UNATTACHED FRACTION MEASUREMENTS IN MINE ATMOSPHERES -- Diffusion Sampler Measurements -- Wire Screen Measurements -- Summary of Mining Exposure -- INDOOR ATMOSPHERES -- Diffusion Sampler Measurements -- Wire Screen Measurements -- ACTIVITY-WEIGHTED SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS -- Summary of Indoor Exposure -- REFERENCES -- 7 Breathing, Deposition, and Clearance -- INTRODUCTION -- DEPOSITION OF RADON PROGENY: GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- FACTORS ACTING TO DEPOSIT PARTICLES IN THE LUNGS -- Diffusional -- Gravitational -- Inertia -- Other Forces -- Aerosol Characteristics -- Breathing Pattern -- Anatomy of the Respiratory System -- CLEARANCE OF RADON PROGENY: GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- Mucociliary Transport -- Nonciliated Regions -- Cough -- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC -- Anatomic Variations -- Breathing Pattern -- Activity Level and Exercise -- Oral Versus Nasal Breathing -- OTHER MODIFYING FACTORS INFLUENCING DEPOSITION AND/OR CLEARANCE OF RADON PROGENY -- Preexisting Disease -- Smoking -- OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC -- Occupancy Data -- Ethnic Differences -- Altitude -- Species Differences -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 8 Cells of Origin for Lung Cancer -- OVERVIEW -- STRUCTURE OF THE LUNG -- PATHOLOGY OF LUNG CANCER -- BASIC CONCEPTS OF LUNG CANCER DEVELOPMENT -- Multistep Process of Lung Cancer Development -- Genetic and Chromosomal Alterations in Lung Cancer -- CELLS FROM WHICH LUNG CANCERS DEVELOP. TYPES AND INCIDENCE OF LUNG CANCER IN URANIUM MINERS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- 9 The Committee's Dosimetric Model for Radon and Thoron Progeny -- INTRODUCTION -- DOSIMETRIC ASSUMPTIONS AND MODEL -- CLEARANCE MODEL -- DEPOSITION MODEL -- NASAL AND ORAL FILTRATION -- Definition of Exposure and Reference Breathing Rates -- Contributions of Individual Radon Progeny to the WLM -- Contributions of Individual Thoron Progeny to the WLM -- Reference Breathing Rates -- Exposure-Dose Conversion Coefficients -- Influence of Aerosol Size, Clearance Behavior, and Target Cells -- Influence of Exercise -- Influence of Age and Gender -- Influence of Airway Disease -- REFERENCES -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910972026803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Competitiveness of the U.S. minerals and metals industry / / Committee on Competitiveness of the Minerals and Metals Industry, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
| Competitiveness of the U.S. minerals and metals industry / / Committee on Competitiveness of the Minerals and Metals Industry, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 140 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.2/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
Mining Mineral industries - United States Metal trade - United States Mineral industries Metal trade Competition, International Business & Economics Industries |
| ISBN |
1-280-21252-7
9786610212521 0-309-57197-9 0-585-15537-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455418703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Competitiveness of the U.S. minerals and metals industry / / Committee on Competitiveness of the Minerals and Metals Industry, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
| Competitiveness of the U.S. minerals and metals industry / / Committee on Competitiveness of the Minerals and Metals Industry, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 140 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.2/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
Mining Mineral industries - United States Metal trade - United States Mineral industries Metal trade Competition, International Business & Economics Industries |
| ISBN |
1-280-21252-7
9786610212521 0-309-57197-9 0-585-15537-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778704603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Injury experience in metallic mineral mining
| Injury experience in metallic mineral mining |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Arlington, VA], : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, -2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) |
| Collana | IR |
| Soggetto topico |
Mine accidents - United States
Mineral industries - Accidents - United States Accidents, Occupational Metals Mining Mine accidents Mineral industries - Accidents |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Statistics.
Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 0270-0042 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698558203321 |
| [Arlington, VA], : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, -2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Injury experience in sand and gravel mining
| Injury experience in sand and gravel mining |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Arlington, VA], : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, -2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) |
| Collana | IR |
| Soggetto topico |
Quarries and quarrying - Accidents - United States
Accidents, Occupational Mining Quarries and quarrying - Accidents |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Statistics.
Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 0270-2053 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698558103321 |
| [Arlington, VA], : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, -2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Der Kompass; : Zeitschrift für Sozialversicherung im Bergbau
| Der Kompass; : Zeitschrift für Sozialversicherung im Bergbau |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Insurance, Health
Mining Social Medicine |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodical |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910895705403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Machine learning for planetary mining applications / / Joshua Cook, Jamshid Samareh
| Machine learning for planetary mining applications / / Joshua Cook, Jamshid Samareh |
| Autore | Cook Joshua |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hampton, Virginia : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, , January 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (18 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : color illustrations |
| Collana | NASA/TM |
| Soggetto topico |
Robotics
Problem solving Controllers Mining Machine learning |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910712824103321 |
Cook Joshua
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| Hampton, Virginia : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, , January 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Manufacture of lunar regolith simulants / / D.L. Rickman [and four others]
| Manufacture of lunar regolith simulants / / D.L. Rickman [and four others] |
| Autore | Rickman D. L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Huntsville, Alabama : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, , October 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 65 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Collana | NASA/TM |
| Soggetto topico |
Lunar rocks
Manufacturing Regolith Pyrites Quartz Mining Crushing |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702411003321 |
Rickman D. L.
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| Huntsville, Alabama : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, , October 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mining safety and health research at NIOSH : reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health / / Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program, Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
| Mining safety and health research at NIOSH : reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health / / Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program, Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina | 622 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mine safety - Research - Evaluation
Mineral industries - Health aspects Miners - Health Mining Accidents, Occupational - prevention & control Occupational Diseases - prevention & control |
| ISBN |
0-309-17887-8
1-280-96905-9 9786610969050 0-309-66636-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Independent Report Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Part I Programmatic Evaluation""; ""2 Description of the Mining Program""; ""3 The Ideal Mining Safety and Health Research Program""; ""4 Evaluation of Relevance and Impact of the NIOSH Mining Program""; ""5 Progress in Targeting New Research Areas""; ""6 Emerging Issues in Mining Safety and Health""; ""7 Synthesis of Recommendations""; ""Part II Evaluation of Strategic Research Areas""
""8 Review of Respiratory Disease Prevention Research""""9 Review of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Prevention Research""; ""10 Review of Research on the Reduction of Cumulative Musculoskeletal Injuries""; ""11 Review of Traumatic Injury Prevention Research""; ""12 Review of Mine Disaster Prevention and Control Research""; ""13 Review of Ground Failure Prevention Research""; ""14 Review of Surveillance, Training, and Intervention Effectiveness Research""; ""References""; ""Appendixes"" ""A Framework for the Review of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health""""B Information Provided by the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program""; ""C NIOSH Mining Ergonomics Research Program Review""; ""D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""E Committee on Earth Resources Roster""; ""F Board on Earth Sciences and Resources Roster"" |
| Altri titoli varianti | Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910974697303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Netherlands journal of geosciences
| Netherlands journal of geosciences |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | S'Gravenhage, : G.A. Tiesing |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology
Geology - Netherlands Mines and mineral resources Mining |
| ISSN | 1573-9708 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996198060903316 |
| S'Gravenhage, : G.A. Tiesing | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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