Test of existing mathematical models for atmospheric resuspension of radionuclides

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 157-175

  Garger, E K ^a   Hoffman, F O ^b   Thiessen, K M ^b   Galeriu, D ^c   Kryshev, A I ^d   Lev, T ^a   Miller, C W ^e   Nair, S K ^b   Talerko, N ^a   Watkins, B ^f  

^a Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences Kiev   (Ukraine)

^b SENES Oak Ridge Incorporated   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC PHYSICS   (Romania)

^d MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f QuantiSci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MODEL; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RESUSPENSION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032890423     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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