Marine environmental radioactivity - The missing science?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-18

  Hamilton, Eric I ^a  

^a Phoenix Research Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

COASTAL WATERS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT;

ALPHA RADIATION; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; ESTUARY; FURNACE; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; IRISH SEA; UK;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 0031982149     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00145-3     Document Type: Review

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