Occupational, Public and Environmental Radiological Impact Caused by the Phosphoric Acid Industry: The Case of Huelva (Spain)

This work was partially supported by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Spain through the research project with Ref.: CTM2015‐68628‐R.

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