A biokinetic model for the uptake and depuration of radioiodine by the edible periwinkle Littorina littorea

Radioactivity in the Environment

Volumn 8, Issue C, 2006, Pages 449-462

  Vives i Batlle, J ^a   Wilson, R C ^a   McDonald, P ^a   Parker, T G ^b  

^a WESTLAKES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biokinetic model; Depuration; Iodine; Littorina littorea; Periwinkle; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHONDRUS; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 34447619409     PISSN: 15694860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-4860(05)08036-8     Document Type: Review

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