Radioactivity and Exposure to Radiation in Lithium Mining in Western Australia

Background Lithium is a crucial commodity; however, the mining and processing of lithium is associated with exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) from the uranium-238 and thorium-232 decay chains. The sources and pathways of exposure include the inhalation of dust containing a...

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Main Authors: Gbondo, David, Pham, Minh, Zhao, Yun, Rumchev, Krassi
Format: Journal Article
Published: ScienceDirect 2025
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97173