Reduction of cesium concentration in ovine tissues following treatment with prussian blue labeled with 59Fe

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 713-718

  Ioannides, K G ^a   Karamanis, D T ^a   Stamoulis, K C ^a   Mertzimekis, T J ^a   Mantzios, A S ^b   Nicolaou, E ^b   Pappas, C P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b Agricultural Research Station of Ioannina   (Greece)

^c National Dairy School of Ioannina   (Greece)

Author keywords

137Cs; cesium; fallout; iron

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; EUROPE; FALLOUT; FOLLOW UP; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029858106     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199611000-00011     Document Type: Article

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