Radiation doses to aquatic organisms from natural radionuclides

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 24, Issue 4 A, 2004, Pages

  Brown, J E ^a   Jones, S R ^b   Saxen R ^c   Thorring H ^a   Vives i Batlle, J ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; DOSE RATES; FRESHWATER; ORGANISMS;

DOSIMETRY;

POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; SEA WATER;

ALPHA RADIATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BACTERIA; BODY BURDEN; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MAMMALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLLUSCA; PLANKTON; POLONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SEAWATER;

EID: 12344257592     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/24/4A/004     Document Type: Article

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