Dose limits for man do not adequately protect the ecosystem

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-264

  Higley, K A ^a   Alexakhin, R M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSSIAN INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY AND AGROECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 4344594397     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch322     Document Type: Article

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