Intercomparison of model predictions of tritium concentrations in soil and foods following acute airborne HTO exposure

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 191-207

  Barry, P J ^a   Watkins, B M ^b   Belot, Y ^a   Davis, P A ^a   Edlund, O ^a   Galeriu, D ^a   Raskob, W ^a   Russell, S ^a   Togawa, O ^a  

^a Chiltern House ^*

^b QuantiSci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRITIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOOD CHAIN; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0032889834     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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