Food chains and biogeochemical pathways: Contributions of fallout and other radiotracers

Health Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 680-689

  Whicker, F Ward ^a   Pinder, John E ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Fallout; Food chain; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; Radioactivity, environmental

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

AGRICULTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; FEEDING; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036226292     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200205000-00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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