137Cs reference site characteristics in Hong Kong - some considerations

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A: Solid Earth and Geodesy

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 887-891

  Ruse, M E ^a   Peart, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 0033382325     PISSN: 14641895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1895(99)00131-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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