The transfer of 239/240Pu to cow milk

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 191-204

  Howard, B J ^a   Beresford, N A ^a   Gashchak, S ^b   Arkhipov, A ^b   Mayes, R W ^c   Caborn, J ^a   Stromann G ^d   Wacker, L ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b International Radioecology Laboratory   (Ukraine)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Cattle; Chernobyl exclusion zone; Milk; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FOOD PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLUTONIUM; SCREENING;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHERNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE; COW MILK; HERBAGE; MILK TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

RADIOACTIVITY;

PLUTONIUM;

CATTLE; GRAZING; HALF LIFE; MILK; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PASTURE; PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; COW; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; HERBAGE; MILK; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SCREENING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; UKRAINE;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

BOS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; GEOGRAPHY; MILK; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; UKRAINE;

EID: 35348862630     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.01.032     Document Type: Article

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