Estimation of animal transfer factors for radioactive isotopes of iodine, technetium, selenium and uranium

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 3-20

  Thorne, M C ^a  

^a Mike Thorne and Associates Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; IODINE; RADIOISOTOPES; SELENIUM; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM;

TRANSFER FACTORS (TF);

RADIOACTIVITY;

IODINE; RADIOISOTOPE; SELENIUM; TECHNETIUM; TRANSFER FACTOR; URANIUM;

IODINE; ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; SELENIUM; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; CATTLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; EGG; HEN; MILK; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SAFETY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042160281     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00126-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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