Radionuclides in fruit systems: Model prediction-experimental data intercomparison study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 366, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 514-524

  Ould Dada, Z ^a   Carini, F ^b   Eged, K ^c   Kis, Z ^c   Linkov, I ^d   Mitchell, N G ^e   Mourlon, C ^f   Robles, B ^g   Sweeck, L ^h   Venter, A ⁱ  

^a FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^d ICF Consulting   (United States)

^e WSP   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^g CIEMAT   (Spain)

^h BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

ⁱ Enviros Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

134Cs; 85Sr; Biomass; Fruit; Model testing; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CESIUM; CONTAMINATION; FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

134 CS; 85 SR; MODEL-TESTING; STRAWBERRY PLANTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 134; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 85;

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOLIAGE; FRUIT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOWERING; FRUIT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; STRAWBERRY; WET DEPOSITION;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

BIOMASS; FRUITS; SOIL;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 33746171362     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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