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. 2023 Jun 23;199(12):1324–1335. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncad168

Table 6.

Parameters and values for the calculation of the inhalation in the mining area and in the smelting area, a indicates a particular value of the raw data.

Symbol Name Value Unit
E Additional annual effective dose mSv
B Breathing rate for persons of the public 22.2 m3 d−1
F Indoor occupancy factor 0.8
Fr Ratio of indoor to outdoor air concentration 0.3
d Combined effective dose coefficient for the 232Th, 238U and 235U series (see Table 5) 0.05356 Inline graphic Sv Bq−1
Inline graphic Activity concentration in samplers 5.97a mBq m−3
m Needed mass of neodymium per 3 MW turbine 560 kg
Mmine Total mass of produced rare-earth metals 55 000 000 kg
Msmelting Total mass of produced rare-earth metals 55 000 000 kg
Inline graphic Number of exposed inhabitants in Bayan Obo 23 000
Inline graphic Number of exposed inhabitants in Baotou City 1 510 000