Publications by authors named "Maxime Charles-Pierre"
Uranium mining can cause environmental impacts on non-human biota around mine sites. Because of this, the reduction in non-human biota exposure becomes an important issue. Environmental radioprotection results from the evolution of human radioprotection; it is based on dose rate to non-human biota and uses, as a biological target, and has harmful effects on populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFish from a Funil dam reservoir associated with a Nuclear Fuel Factory were sampled aiming to assess the radiological risk due to ingestion. Funil dam reservoir is a strategic site, once it receives effluent from the industrial complex that performs isotopic enrichment of uranium and conversion of UF. The mean activity concentrations obtained for K, Ra, Ra and Th were 57.
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- - Uranium mining negatively impacts local water bodies by releasing long-lasting radionuclides, prompting a study at three effluent release points (#014, #025, #076) from an old mine undergoing decommissioning.
- - Water samples were analyzed for various radionuclides using techniques aligned with established safety criteria by the World Health Organization and Brazilian legislation, revealing different levels of contamination at each sampling location.
- - Although radionuclide levels at the three sites were generally within safe limits for public use, point #076 exhibited chemical toxicity issues, indicating that water from this site should be restricted for safe use.
The Ore Treatment Unit was a uranium mining company that is currently being decommissioned. The local rainfall index makes it necessary to release effluents into the environment. After releasing, the wastewater is available for unrestricted use.
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