The impact of plutonium speciation on the distribution coefficients in a sediment-sea water system, and radiological assessment of doses to humans

Health Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-153

  Skipperud, L ^b   Oughton, D H ^b   Salbu, B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Plutonium; Radiation, environmental; Water

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACTION; FALLOUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0033941768     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200008000-00007     Document Type: Article

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