The radiological environment of Svalbard

Polar Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-180

  Gwynn, Justin P ^a   Dowdall, Mark ^a   Davids, Corine ^a   Selnæs, Øyvind G ^a   Lind, Bjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; DISTICHUS; FUCUS; FUCUS DISTICHUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 11244254998     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2004.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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