Citation

Andersson KG, Mikkelsen T, Astrup P, Thykier-Nielsen S, Jacobsen LH, Hoe SC, Nielsen SP. J. Environ. Radioact. 2009; 100(12): 1005-1011.

Affiliation

Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.04.003

PMID

19427717

Abstract

The ARGOS decision support system is currently being extended to enable estimation of the consequences of terror attacks involving chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological substances. This paper presents elements of the framework that will be applied in ARGOS to calculate the dose contributions from contaminants dispersed in the atmosphere after a 'dirty bomb' explosion. Conceptual methodologies are presented which describe the various dose components on the basis of knowledge of time-integrated contaminant air concentrations. Also the aerosolisation and atmospheric dispersion in a city of different types of conceivable contaminants from a 'dirty bomb' are discussed.

Language: en