Sampling for radionuclides in the environment

Journal of the ICRU

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Paretzke, Herwig ^a   DeLuca, Paul ^a   Wambersie, André ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; WATER;

ANIMAL; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; NOMENCLATURE; PLANT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY;

EID: 33646337420     PISSN: 14736691     EISSN: 17423422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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