Fate of caesium in the environment: Distribution between the abiotic and biotic components of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-171

  Avery, Simon V ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ECOSYSTEM; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATED FOOD; PARTITIONING; RADIOCAESIUM; RADIONUCLIDE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029668644     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(96)89276-9     Document Type: Article

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