90Sr, 238U, 234U, 137Cs, 40K and 239/240Pu in Emmental type cheese produced in different regions of Western Europe

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-298

  Froidevaux, P ^a   Geering, J J ^a   Pillonel, L ^b   Bosset, J O ^b   Valley, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Federal Dairy Research Station   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cheese; Food authenticity; Milk to cheese transfer; Strontium 90; Uranium isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DAIRY PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GROUNDWATER; URANIUM;

DAIRY PLANTS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

CESIUM 137; GROUND WATER; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238; STRONTIUM; URANIUM;

FOOD PRODUCTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEESEMAKING; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FORAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; GRAZING; MILK; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PASTURE; SOIL; STUDENT T TEST; WESTERN EUROPE; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEESE; CHEMISTRY; EUROPE; PLANT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHEESE; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK; PLANTS, EDIBLE; STRONTIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 1242319294     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00179-6     Document Type: Article

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