Radium-226 levels in the Cauvery river ecosystem, India

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-231

  Hameed, P Shahul ^a   Shaheed, K ^a   Somasundaram, S S N ^a   Iyengar, M A R ^a,b  

^a JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Cauvery river; Natural radionuclide; Radium 226

Indexed keywords

RADIUM 226;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; INDIA; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0030878038     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02704735     Document Type: Article

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