A model for selecting bioindicators to monitor radionuclide concentrations using Amchitka Island in the Aleutians as a case study

Environmental Research

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 316-323

  Burger, Joanna ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amchitka Island; Bioindicator selection; Conceptual model; Environmental; Radionuclides; Stakeholder collaboration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; RADIOISOTOPE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIONUCLIDE; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOTA; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NUCLEAR WARFARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; AMCHITKA ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34948818780     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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