The deposition and translocation of methyl iodide by crops

Health Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 512-516

  Collins, C D ^a   Gravett, A E ^a   Bell, J N B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

125I; Contamination, environmental; Food chain; Intake, radionuclide

Indexed keywords

METHYL IODIDE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; IODINATED HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CABBAGE; CARROT; CROP; EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; AIR POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOMETRY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HYDROCARBONS, IODINATED; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; PLANT COMPONENTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14844293169     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000137177.99193.8f     Document Type: Article

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