Radionuclides in fruit systems: Model-model intercomparison study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 364, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 124-137

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

^a Cambridge Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c Air Pollution Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^e WSP   (United Kingdom)

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

^g FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^h CIEMAT   (Spain)

ⁱ BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^j Enviros Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

137Cs; Apple; Blackcurrant; Fruits; Model testing; Radionuclides; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CESIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; DEPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES; RISKS;

APPLE; BLACKCURRANT; MODEL-TESTING; STRAWBERRY;

FRUITS;

CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; CESIUM;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FRUIT; RADIONUCLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BLACK CURRANT; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FRUIT GROWING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAWBERRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRUIT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOIL POLLUTANT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DECISION MAKING; FRUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; FRUIT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33746502099     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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