An estimation of radiation doses to benthic invertebrates from sediments collected near a Canadian uranium mine

Environment International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 341-353

  Thomas, Patricia ^a   Liber, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Radiation dose; Sediment contamination; Uranium mining

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; MINING; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; URANIUM;

FRESHWATER SEDIMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

FRESH WATER; POLONIUM; PROTACTINIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM 238;

BENTHIC INFAUNA; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; INVERTEBRATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; URANIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BETA RADIATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; INVERTEBRATE; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; URANIUM MINE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

AMPHIPODA; AZTECA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034777862     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(01)00085-X     Document Type: Article

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