Plutonium in the Savannah River Site environment

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 290-299

  Carlton, W H ^b   Murphy Jr , C E ^b   Evans, A G ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

contamination, environmental; dose; plutonium; water

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SITING;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0029792107     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199609000-00004     Document Type: Article

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