Radiation doses to critical groups since the early 1950's due to discharges of liquid radioactive waste from Sellafield

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 558-567

  Hunt, G J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dose assessment; environmental impact; radioac tivity; waste disposal

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM 241; CERIUM 144; CESIUM; CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RUBIDIUM; STRONTIUM 90; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; SEA; SEAWEED; SEDIMENT; SHELLFISH; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALGAE; PORPHYRA;

EID: 0030979927     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199704000-00007     Document Type: Article

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