naturally occurring radioactive material Articles
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Thoron exposure for workers with naturally occurring radioactive materials
Thoron levels and consequent radiation doses by its inhalation were determined for workers who handle naturally occurring radioactive materials in two facilities at the Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (Ipen), Sao Paulo, Brazil.Keywords: thoron levels, dose assessment, TENORM, natural series, radiation doses, inhalation, naturally occurring radioactive materials, low radiation, ...
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Online Hazmat Training and Exposure Badges
One of the ways BMT keeps people and the planet safe is by providing our partners with comprehensive HAZMAT training on the handling, and response to handling, hazardous materials. We also supply Mercury and Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (“NORM”) exposure badges. Recently our strategic partner in Brunei, CIC Environmental Services Sdn. Bhd. (“CIC”), called on us ...
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On-site NORM waste treatment for safe final disposal
NORM waste Naturally-occurring Radioactive Materials or NORM occur naturally as the name suggests. However, certain work activities can give rise to significantly enhanced exposures that need to be controlled. For typical NORM material, exceeding the acceptable yearly radiation dose is what is concerning, rather than any immediate health effects. ...
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Low natural terrestrial radioactivity in oil–derived lubricants
Oil and gas production processing operations have been known to involve naturally occurring radioactive materials that lead to internal and external radiation hazards and thus a significant radiation dose to the workers. In this work, samples of nine oil lubricants used on a daily basis were collected from local suppliers in Egypt and analysed to determine their natural radioactivity. The ...
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econ VacuDry® technology proves successful for the treatment of NORM wastes
Large amounts of drilling sludge containing low levels of natural radioactivity is a resultant by-product of the oil and gas production process. These so-called NORM-sludges (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) are often contaminated with both mercury and hydrocarbons. The econ industries VacuDry® technology is recognized in Germany as the first choice for the extraction of the mercury ...
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Radiometric ratings for phosphogypsum in industrial areas in Romania
In order to assess the potential environmental risk of phosphogypsum and to establish a future and proper pollution management plan of gyp–stacks and waste dumps resulted due to the operation of former chemical plant, several types of measurements have been made. This paper presents the atmospheric radon concentrations measurements for phosphogypsum deposits in three areas of chemical industry. ...
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How to treat radioactive NORM sludge with VacuDry
NORM doesn’t sound like a big thing. But Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material might let the alarm bells ring. Everyone has heard of “radioactive material” and that sounds dangerous. However, most of this material is trapped deep in the ground beneath our feet. From there it reaches the surface, for example via the water cycle. Another possible pathway for NORM to reach the ...
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Extensive remediation of superfund site - case study
The 80 acre site, formerly a minerals processing facility, was operated primarily to recover lithium and other rare-earth minerals from ores. Raw ores were imported to the site for processing. During one phase of its operations, the facility also processed uranium ores for the government. The site was listed as by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Comprehensive Environmental ...
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NORMs contamination treatment using Ivey-sol technology
NORMs (naturally occurring radioactive materials) are found almost everywhere, and many natural materials, such as the earth’s crust, contain such radioactive materials. So what happens when oil and gas activities such as petroleum refining and natural gas extraction, disturb such radioactive material? They can alter the natural background radiation — the radiation that we are ...
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Recycling process water containing Radioactive Contamination (NORMs) - Case Study
The recycling of process water containing radioactive contamination within a Refurbishment Facility using Star-Sep™ Ceramic Crossflow Filtration This crossflow microfiltration process, using Mantec’s patented star channel Star-Sep™ Ceramic Membranes, renders the filtered water bacterially inactive and free of NORMs, which means that it can be re-used within the process. Mantec ...
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Today’s top 5 technologies for waste valorization
Discover today’s top 5 technologies for waste valorization. They are the most used and efficient technologies for industrial and hazardous waste treatment and waste valorization. Waste valorization is a thermal process that uses waste as raw material to generate electricity and heating through combustion. Gases generated are then filtered and eliminated, complying with the strictest ...
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Electrocoagulation Provides an Economical Produced Water Solution to Oil & Gas Companies
Oil and natural gas are considered valuable resources all across the globe. The number of products made from these two materials is impressive and our lives would be very different without them. Production of these products begins with locating the underground sources of crude oil. These deep well sources are then mined to extract the oil and gas materials. Afterward, these raw materials are sent ...
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How has UF Water Treatment Systems Assisted Oil/Gas Companies
In the oil and gas industry, water and wastewater treatment comes into play in mining operations and refineries. UF water treatment systems are used in tertiary process applications in these industries to assist oil/gas operators and oil/gas refineries to obtain suitable water for produced water reuse for fracking operations or sustainable discharge. Mining for oil happens both on and off-shore. ...
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Can Produced Water Be Safely Reused?
The oil and gas industry produces billions of gallons of heavily contaminated wastewater that could be recycled into a valuable resource The oil and gas industry is an extremely water-intensive one. Millions of gallons are used during the hydraulic fracturing process, and billions of gallons of wastewater are generated from these activities. Around 250 million barrels of produced water are ...
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Produced Water - What You Need to Know
Extracting oil and gas comes with various challenges, one of which is how to deal with the produced water that comes with the oil and gas. In this article, we are going to take a look at produced water: What is produced water Produced water treatment How to dispose of produced water Produced water fracking We’re also going to have a closer look at the pumps that handle produced ...
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