Plutonium and americium in fish, shellfish and seaweed in the Irish environment and their contribution to dose

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 349-369

  Ryan, T P ^a   Dowdall, A M ^a   Long, S ^a   Smith, V ^a   Pollard, D ^a   Cunningham, J D ^a  

^a Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Americium; Fish; Irish Sea; Plutonium; Radiation dose; Seaweed; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; PLUTONIUM;

AMERICIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; HEALTH IMPACT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLUTONIUM; SHELLFISH;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FISH; FUCUS; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEAWEED; SHELLFISH;

IRISH SEA;

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; OSTREIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033180915     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00140-4     Document Type: Article

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