Radiological Surveillance of Airborne Contaminants in the Working Environment

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PROCEDURES AND DATA
Radiological Surveillance
of Airborne Contaminants
in the Working Environment
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RADIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE
OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS IN THE
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
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SA FETY SER IES N o. 49
RADIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE
OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS
IN THE
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
VIENNA, 1979
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RADIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE OF AIRBORNE
CONTAMINANTS IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
IAEA, VIENNA, 1979
STI/PUB/484
ISBN 92-0-623279-7
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FO R EW O RD
Airborne radioactive contaminants are generally potential sources of internal
contamination. Contamination of the air of the working environment may result
from incidental or accidental releases during the handling of radioactive materials.
Thus, for the adequate protection of the workers in nuclear installations, it is
essential to assess and control properly the airborne radioactive contamination in
the working areas. Representative sampling and measurement are complicated
by a variety of factors, arising mainly from the physical and chemical properties
of radioactive aerosols.
To cover various aspects of the problem of airborne contaminants, the IAEA
has published the following manuals and guidebooks: (i) Inhalation Risks from
Radioactive Contaminants, Technical Reports Series No. 142, published in 1973;
(ii) Radiological Safety in Uranium and Thorium Mines and Mills, Safety Series
No.43, published in 1976; (iii) Particle Size Analysis in Estimating the Signi­
ficance of Airborne Contamination, Technical Reports Series No. 179, published
in 1978.
The present guidebook, on Radiological Surveillance of Airborne Con­
taminants in the Working Environment, was prepared by the Agency on the basis
of material provided by an advisory group of experts convened in Vienna from
28 October to 1 November 1974. The Agency wishes to express its thanks to all
the participants, who contributed greatly to the preparation of the guidebook.
In particular, thanks are due to Mr. R. Maushart, of the Laboratorium Dr. Berthold,
Federal Republic of Germany; he chaired the advisory group and subsequently
helped in the compilation of the manuscript. Thanks are also due to Mr.
A.J. Breslin of the Environmental Measurements Laboratory, United States
Department of Energy, New York, for his valuable comments and suggestions.
The final consolidation of the material was the responsibility of Mr. J.U. Ahmed
of the IAEA’s Division of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection.
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