The determination of radioisotope levels in municipal sewage sludge

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 286-289

  Miller, William H ^a   Kunze, Jay F ^a   Banerji, Shankha K ^a   Li, Yu Chu ^c   Graham, Chris ^b   Stretch, Doug ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Union Electric Company   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

137Cs; environmental assessment; radioactivity, environmental; waste, low level

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029792106     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199609000-00003     Document Type: Article

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