Radiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary - II. Beta and gamma dose rates and doses to critical groups

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-41

  Mudge, S M ^a   Bourne, G S ^a   Assinder, D J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ESTUARY; HUMAN; INHALATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECREATION; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARINE WATER QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; RIVER SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SELLAFIELD NUCLEAR SITE;

UK, ENGLAND, LANCASHIRE, RIBBLE RIVER ESTUARY;

AVES;

EID: 0030957869     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00074-4     Document Type: Article

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