Pedogenic fractionation and bioavailability of uranium and thorium in naturally radioactive Spodosols

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1197-1203

  Morton, L S ^a   Evans, C V ^a   Harbottle, G ^b   Estes, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THORIUM;

HUMAN FOOD CHAIN;

URANIUM;

BIOAVAILABILITY; FRACTIONATION; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SPODOSOL; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 0034865069     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2001.6541197x     Document Type: Article

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