Derivation of working levels for radionuclides in animal feedstuffs for use following a nuclear accident

Health Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-391

  Woodman, R F M ^b   Nisbet, A F ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidents; Contamination; Environmental; Exposure; Food chain; Nuclear; Population

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; DRINKING WATER; STRONTIUM 90;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EGG; FOOD QUALITY; HEN; MEAT; MILK; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARD;

EID: 0032887756     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199910000-00005     Document Type: Article

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