25-Y study of radionuclide monitoring with terrestrial and aquatic biomonitors

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-225

  Palms, John ^a   Patrick, Ruth ^b   Kreeger, Danielle ^b,c   Harris, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Partnership for the Delaware Estuary   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Chernobyl; Radionuclide; Water, surface

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMUS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PERIPHYTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33846953992     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000244849.40630.b3     Document Type: Article

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