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The Impact of Implementing Hygiene and Safety Measures on Absenteeism—A Case Study in a Small Metallurgical Company
The absenteeism related to health and safety at work is a serious issue in the manufacturing process, and some industries can be dangerous work fields with a high level of accidents. It is important to underst...
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Uranium distribution and mobility in the weathering zone of the Nisa deposit, Portugal
The Nisa deposit is the largest known uranium reserve in the country, and is hosted by metasediments of the Beiras Group, in the Alto Alentejo region, central Portugal. After almost two decades without signifi...
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Cu- and Zn-Soil Anomalies in the NE Border of the South Portuguese Zone (Iberian Variscides, Portugal) Identified by Multifractal and Geostatistical Analyses
Extensive Cu- and Zn-soil geochemical data in the Albernoa/Entradas–S. Domingos region (NE border of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, South Portuguese Zone) were examined to separate anomalies from background using th...
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Characterization of geomaterials from NE Portugal using k 0-based instrumental neutron activation analysis (k 0-INAA) and gamma spectrometry methods
The main objective of this study is the elemental characterization of geomaterial samples (“soils” and Rañas), collected between 2007 and 2008, in the Morais Massif, (NE Mainland of Portugal) by using two complem...
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Characterization of Portuguese geomaterials, the clay component of rañas, as potential liners for low and intermediate radioactive disposal sites
Safety assessment of low and intermediate level waste (LILW) repositories requires the understanding of radionuclides sorption–desorption mechanisms, mainly the degree of interaction between radionuclides and ...
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Geochemistry of core sediments from the Middle Tagus alluvial plain (Portugal) since the last glacial: using background determination methods to outline environmental changes
This work deals with the geochemistry of the sediments from the Santarém-Entre Valas (SEV) borehole, in the middle Tagus alluvial plain in Portugal. Methods for background determination were used, notably the ...
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Mössbauer study of Brazilian soapstone
Steatite mineral rocks, soapstone, have been studied by X-ray diffraction, optical microscopic analysis (modal analysis), electron probe micro analysis and Mössbauer spectroscopy for characterization, mineral ...