Ambient 133Xe levels in the northeast US

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-153

  Bowyer, T W ^a   Abel, K H ^a   Hensley, W K ^a   Panisko, M E ^a   Perkins, R W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XENON 133;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NOBLE GAS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; XENON;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; UNITED STATES;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA, ALLENTOWN;

EID: 0030849423     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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