Introduction Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCA) are compounds with high mutagenic
potential, formed when meat is cooked at high temperatures of 150–300° C. These …

The first Dounreay hot particle (hereafter'Particle') to be formally identified was recovered
from the Dounreay foreshore in 1983. A further single Particle was recovered from Sandside …

Radioactive particles present a novel exposure pathway for members of the public. For
typical assessments of potential doses received by members of the public, habit surveys and …

Small high-activity radioactive particles of nominal diameter ranging from∼ 1 mm down to
several µm have been a radiological concern over the last 30 years in and around European …

In several places, programmes are in place to locate and recover radioactive particles that
have the potential to cause detrimental health effects in any member of the public who may …

The manufacture and use of radium in the early to mid-20th century within industrial,
medicinal and recreational products have resulted in a large number of contaminated sites …

A monitoring programme, in place since 2006, continues to recover radioactive particles (< 2
mm diameter) and larger objects from the beaches of West Cumbria. The potential risks to …

Discrete fragments of irradiated nuclear fuel have been discovered on the foreshore at the
Dounreay nuclear site in Scotland, offshore on the seabed and at nearby beaches which …

Abstract From 1952 until 1989, the Rocky Flats Technical Plant processed plutonium for use
as triggers in nuclear weapons. Throughout the facility's nearly 37 years in operation …

Theoretical and experimental methods were developed to assess the size distribution of
alpha-emitting particles captured on air-sampler filters. The particle size of oxides of low …