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ANL dust study aims to improve emergency response models
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted experimental tests on how particles from paved surfaces become suspended from activities such as walking, driving, and vacuuming, aiming to improve modeling of radiological and other contamination scenarios where emergency operations may kick up hazardous dust.
Carl E. Sandifer II (NASA Glenn Research Center), Colleen Van Lear (NASA Glenn Research Center), J. Michael Newman (NASA Glenn Research Center), Bethany Eppig (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ryan Edwards (NASA), Emily Hsu (Dept. of Energy), Sujita Pierpoint (Dept. of Energy)
Proceedings | Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2023) | Idaho Falls, ID, May 7-11, 2023 | Pages 258-261