A kinetic-allometric approach to predicting tissue radionuclide concentrations for biota

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 61-74

  Higley, K A ^a   Domotor, S L ^b   Antonio, E J ^c  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Allometry; Radiation dose; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DOSIMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIZE DETERMINATION; TISSUE;

ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIOISOTOPE;

ALLOMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELIMINATION REACTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVALUATION; INGESTION; INHALATION; KINETICS; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; TISSUE;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0037270608     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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