Unexpectedly high activity of 228Th in excretion samples following consumption of Brazil nuts

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-428

  Bull, Richard K ^a   Smith, T J ^b   Phipps, A W ^b  

^a RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; PLUTONIUM; POLONIUM; RADIUM 228; THORIUM 228; THORIUM 230; THORIUM 232; THORIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; IN VIVO STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; URINALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORKER;

ADULT; BERTHOLLETIA; BODY BURDEN; EATING; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; THORIUM;

EID: 33846090631     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl059     Document Type: Article

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