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environmental problem solving > intervention on land > decontamination > radioactive decontamination

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radioactive decontamination  

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  • The removal of radioactive contamination which is deposited on surfaces or may have spread throughout a work area. Personnel decontamination is also included. Decontamination methods follow two broad avenues of attack, mechanical and chemical.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/6908

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