Radionuclide concentrations in mussels collected from the southern coast of Bangladesh

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-212

  Alam, M N ^a   Chowdhury, M I ^a   Kamal, M ^a   Ghose, S ^a   Matin, A K M A ^b   Ferdousi, G S M ^b  

^a Radioactivity Test Monitoring Lab   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Concentration factor; Mussels; Radionuclides; Size correlation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; COASTAL WATERS; MARINE POLLUTION; MOLLUSC; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0033992680     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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