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Potential hazards of uranium and its compounds in electron microscopy: A brief review
Author(s) -
Darley James J.,
Ezoe Hisanori
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1976.tb02386.x
Subject(s) - uranium , electron microscope , materials science , microscopy , radiochemistry , electron , nanotechnology , chemistry , nuclear physics , physics , optics , metallurgy
SUMMARY Uranium and its compounds are radioactive and highly toxic. Although well documented in the specialized literature the potential hazards are little known among microscopists. Labelling of these compounds does not indicate potential hazards sufficiently.