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mineral sands mining in western australia by Greg Swensen Page 1 The Management of radiation hazards from the mining of mineralsands in western australia Life on earth has developed with an ever present background of radiation . It is not something new, inventedby the wit of man: radiation has always been there .11. IntroductionThis paper is concerned with the approach followed in western Australian for dealing with the environmentalhazards of ionising radiation associated with the mining and processing of titaniferous minerals contained inmineral 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 precipitatedincreased public scrutiny of practices adopted by the mineral sands industry to address the occupational and publichealth risks that arise from mining and of the industry s standards has come from a broad cross section of the public, includingenvironmental organisations, farmers and local community groups.

Mineral sands mining in Western Australia by Greg Swensen Page 1 The management of radiation hazards from the mining of mineral sands in Western Australia

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