Modeling the migration of fallout radionuclides in soil using a transfer function model

Health Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 78-85

  Kirchner, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Fallout; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLOUT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MONITORING;

EID: 0031973939     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199801000-00009     Document Type: Article

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