The fate of radiocesium in freshwater communities - Why is biomagnification variable both within and between species?

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-36

  Rowan, David J ^c   Chant, Lorna A ^a   Rasmussen, Joseph B ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CESIUM 137; FRESH WATER;

BIOCONCENTRATION; CAESIUM-137; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIET; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH; LAKE; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RIVER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CANADA, OTTAWA RIVER;

EID: 0032125128     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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