Contamination near Chernobyl: Radiocaesium, lead and mercury in fish and sediment radiocaesium from waters within the 10 km zone

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-209

  Jagoe, Charles H ^a   Dallas, Cham E ^b   Chesser, Ronald K ^a   Smith, Michael H ^a   Lingenfelser, Susan K ^b   Lingenfelser, J T ^b   Holloman, Kevin ^b   Lomakin, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Intl R and D Agency   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Fish; Lead; Mercury; Radiocaesium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CESIUM 137;

ARTICLE; CARP; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031662228     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008934710904     Document Type: Article

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