Characterization and solubility measurements of uranium-contaminated soils to support risk assessment

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 716-726

  Elless, M P ^a   Armstrong, A Q ^b   Lee, S Y ^b  

^a Phytotech Inc   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

health effects; risk analysis; soil; uranium

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; URANIUM;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; LUNG; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM; SOIL POLLUTION; STOMACH ACID;

EID: 0030950448     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199705000-00007     Document Type: Article

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