Environmental contamination and assessment of doses from radiation releases in the Southern Urals

Health Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 687-697

  Kryshev, I I ^a,f   Romanov, G N ^b   Sazykina, T G ^a   Isaeva, L N ^c   Trabalka, J R ^d   Blaylock, B G ^e  

^a Institute of Experimental Meteorology Science and Production Association   (Russian Federation)

^b Experimental Research Station   (Russian Federation)

^c Chelyabinsk Hydrometeorological Ctr   (Russian Federation)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e SENES Oak Ridge Incorporated   (United States)

^f RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION TYPHOON   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Accident analysis; Contamination, environmental

Indexed keywords

CERIUM 144; CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; RUTHENIUM 106; STRONTIUM 89; YTTRIUM 90; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031969247     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199806000-00006     Document Type: Article

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