Radium-226 in water, sediments, and fish from lakes near the city of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-28

  Clulow, F V ^a   Dave N K ^b   Lim, T P ^b   Avadhanula, R ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; RADIUM 226;

FISH; LAKE WATER QUALITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; FISH; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; LAKE; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SUMMER; URANIUM MINE; WATER POLLUTION; WINTER;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0031812277     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00176-0     Document Type: Article

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