Long-term variation of radiocaesium in the food chain of lamb in the Faroe Islands

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 345-360

  Joensen, Hans Pauli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FAROE ISLANDS   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CESIUM 137;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CHAIN; GRASS; LAMB; MEAT; NONHUMAN; RADIOASSAY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SOIL;

EID: 0033486210     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00153-2     Document Type: Article

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