Options for managing foodstuffs contaminated with radiocesium and radiostrontium

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-45

  Woodman, R F M ^b   Nisbet, A F ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidents, nuclear; Dose assessment; Emergency planning; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; DOSIMETRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; VEGETABLE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033988635     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200001000-00007     Document Type: Article

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