Identifying optimal agricultural countermeasure strategies for a hypothetical contamination scenario using the strategy model

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 83, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 383-397

  Cox, G ^a   Beresford, N A ^b   Alvarez Farizo, B ^c   Oughton, D ^d   Kis, Z ^e   Eged, K ^e   Thorring H ^f   Hunt, J ^g   Wright, S ^b   Barnett, C L ^b   Gil, J M ^c   Howard, B J ^b   Crout, N M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^f NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^g LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Model; Optimisation; Restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FERTILIZERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVITY; REMEDIATION;

COST FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIONS; FOOD RESTRICTIONS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLICY; PROCESS MODEL; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

ACCIDENTS; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; FERTILIZERS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 21344449779     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.05.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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