The effectiveness of alginates to reduce the transfer of radiostrontium to the milk of dairy goats

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-54

  Beresford, N A ^a   Mayes, R W ^b   MacEachern, P J ^b   Dodd, B A ^a   Lamb, C S ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CALCIUM METABOLISM; DAIRY INDUSTRY; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GOAT; MILK; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PALATABILITY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0033136242     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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