A survey of 90Sr and 137Cs activity levels of retail foods in Japan

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-305

  Abukawa, Johji ^a   Tsubuku, Chiyo ^a   Hayano, Kazuhiko ^a   Hirano, Kemmei ^a  

^a Japan Chemical Analysis Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; JAPAN;

EID: 0031716437     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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