Doses from the consumption of Cardiff Bay flounder containing organically bound tritium

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-159

  Hodgson, A ^a   Scott, J E ^a   Fell, T P ^a   Harrison, J D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTS; TISSUE; WATER;

ICRP DOSE COEFFICIENTS; ORGANICALLY BOUND TRITIUM (OBT); RATS; TRITIATED WATER;

TRITIUM;

TRITIUM; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FLOUNDER; HALF LIFE TIME; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TRITIUM;

EID: 20844458312     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/25/2/003     Document Type: Article

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