Radionuclides (lead-210, polonium-210 thorium-230, and -232) and thorium and uranium in water, sediments, and fish from lakes near the city of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-213

  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

Elliot Lake; Fish; Lead 210; Polonium thorium; Radionuclides; Uranium

Indexed keywords

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM; THORIUM 232; URANIUM;

FISH; LAKE WATER QUALITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BONE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; LAKE; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; TISSUE LEVEL; URANIUM MINE; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; PROSOPIUM CYLINDRACEUM; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0031812529     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00187-5     Document Type: Article

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