The effect of sustained release boli with ammoniumiron(III)- hexacyanoferrate(II) on radiocesium accumulation in sheep grazing contaminated pasture

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 705-712

  Hansen, Hanne Solheim ^a   Hove, Knut ^a   Barvik, Kari ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Tjøtta Rural Devmt Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

cesium; Chernobyl; fallout; foodchain

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; FERROCYANIDE;

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FALLOUT; FOOD CHAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029907207     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199611000-00010     Document Type: Article

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