Accumulation of polonium 210Po in tissues and organs of deer carvidae from Northern Poland

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-341

  Skwarzec, Bogdan ^a   Prucnal, Malgorzata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Deer; Poland; Polonium 210Po

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MEATS; POLAND; SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE;

ACCUMULATION; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; KIDNEYS; POLONIUM 210PO;

POLONIUM;

POLONIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; DEER; FOOD CHAIN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; POLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POLAND; POLONIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA;

EID: 33947578438     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230701229346     Document Type: Article

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