A simple method for the estimation of the bioavailability of radiocaesium from herbage contaminated by adherent soil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-84

  Beresford, N A ^a   Barnett, C L ^a   Coward, P A ^a   Howard, B J ^a   Mayes, R W ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro bioavailability; Radiocaesium; Ruminants; Soil adhesion; Soil ingestion

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CESIUM; CONTAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; VEGETATION;

SOIL ADHESION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CESIUM; CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CESIUM ISOTOPE; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION COVER;

ABSORPTION; ADHESION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BOVIDS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERBAGE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SOIL; TECHNIQUE; VEGETATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMAN; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036021072     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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