A new mechanism for hot particle development in soil following ionic contamination with radiocesium

Health Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 646-647

  Nageldinger, Guido ^a   Flowers, Alan ^a   Entwistle, Jane ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; Environmental; Fallout; Hot particles; Soil

Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

ARTICLE; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FALLOUT; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031792829     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199812000-00009     Document Type: Article

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