Sustainability of radiologically contaminated territories

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-130

  Mück, Konrad ^a  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Activity concentration; Caesium 137; Contamination; Effective half life; Foodstuffs; Strontium 90; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITION; DETONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTS; ORDNANCE;

PLANT ACCIDENTS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137; CESIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FALLOUT; FOOD; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; MILK LEVEL; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; TIME; VEGETABLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; DIET; DISASTER PLANNING; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0037212815     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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