Raccoons as potential vectors of radionuclide contamination to human food chains from a nuclear industrial site

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 199-208

  Gaines, Karen F ^a   Lord, Christine G ^b   Boring, C Shane ^a,b   Brisbin Jr , I Lehr ^a   Gochfeld, Michael ^c   Burger, Joanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Radiocesium; Risk assessment; Savannah River Site; South Carolina

Indexed keywords

PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0033956048     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802991     Document Type: Article

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