title: Anomalies between radiological and chemical limits for uranium after inhalation by workers and the public.
abstract: Exposure limits for workers and the public are based on both chemical toxicity and radiation dose. As a consequence of the different procedures used in their calculation they are incompatible, and adherence to one limit may result in a serious breach of the other. This paper explores the background to these limits, the problems posed by their application and proposes how best to achieve compliance with both limits.
authors.affiliation: National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK. neil.stradling@nrpb.org
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stradling
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ansoborlo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bérard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Etherington
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: LeGuen
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium