Radiocaesium concentration factors of Chernobyl-contaminated fish: A study of the influence of potassium, and 'blind' testing of a previously developed model

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-369

  Smith, James T ^a   Kudelsky, Anatoly V ^d   Ryabov, Igor N ^b   Hadderingh, Rolf H ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^c KEMA   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Fish; Modelling; Radiocaesium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; LAKE WATER; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BELARUS; BODY SIZE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MODEL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE;

SORBUS AUCUPARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033951409     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00089-2     Document Type: Article

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