Countermeasures for radiocesium in animal products in Norway after the Chernobyl accident - Techniques, effectiveness, and costs

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 665-672

  Brynildsen, L I ^a,b   Selnaes T D ^c   Strand, P ^d   Hove, K ^b  

^a Royal Ministry of Agriculture   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

agriculture; cesium; Chernobyl; nutrition pathways

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CESIUM; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEER; FALLOUT; MEAT INDUSTRY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; OVIS ARIES; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0029935311     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199605000-00007     Document Type: Article

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