Occurrence of uranium in drinking water in the U.S

Health Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 89-99

  Cothern, Richard C ^a   Lappenbusch, William L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM;

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0020591352     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: 15385159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-198307000-00009     Document Type: Article

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