Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
BIO Web of Conferences
Publication Date
Page Number
03005
Volume
14
Issue
1
Conference Name
12th International Conference on the Health Effects of Incorporated Radionuclides (HEIR 2019)
Conference Location
Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Conference Sponsor
IRSN (France)
Conference Date
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Abstract
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (MCW) was the earliest uranium processing facility in the United States, beginning in 1942. The 2,514 workers included in the epidemiologic study were exposed to external gamma radiation, medical x-rays, internal radiation from intakes of pitchblende ore and its extracted radionuclides (mainly uranium isotopes and radium-226), and ambient levels of radon and its progeny [1].
