Current radioactivity content of wild edible mushrooms: A candidate for an environmental reference material

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-170

  Szanto Zs ^a   Hult, M ^a   Watjen U ^a   Altzitzoglou, T ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; POTASSIUM; STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FALLOUT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSHROOM; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 34547396854     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-007-0730-z     Document Type: Article

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