Contributions of rocky flats releases to the total plutonium in regional soils

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-48

  Ibrahim, S A ^b   Webb, S B ^b   Whicker, F W ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

239Pu; 240Pu; plutonium; soil

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031018790     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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