A three-dimensional spatial model of plutonium in soil near Rocky Flats, Colorado

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 340-349

  Webb, Scott B ^a   Ibrahim, Shawki A ^a   Ward Whicker, F ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental; Fallout; Modeling; Plutonium; Soil

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; ROCK; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030811566     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199708000-00006     Document Type: Article

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