Variation among chlorine concentration ratios for native and agronomic plants

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-76

  Sheppard, S C ^a,b   Evenden, W G ^a   Macdonald, C R ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b ECOMATTERS INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; GEOMETRIC MEAN; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHLORINE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR WASTE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033118451     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00039-3     Document Type: Article

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