Chapter 6 U- and Th-Series Nuclides in Estuarine Environments

Radioactivity in the Environment

Volumn 13, Issue , 2008, Pages 193-225

  McKee, Brent A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 41949109820     PISSN: 15694860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-4860(07)00006-X     Document Type: Review

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