The management of radiation hazards from the mining of mineral sands in Western Australia
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This paper is concerned with the approach followed in Western Australian for dealing with the environmental hazards of ionising radiation associated with the mining and processing of titaniferous minerals contained in mineral sands deposits. There is a growing public awareness of the risks posed by one of these minerals, monazite, which emits low levels of radiation as it contains thorium and uranium. This concern has precipitated increased public scrutiny of practices adopted by the mineral sands industry to address the occupational and public health risks that arise from mining and processing.
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