Effects of radiation on the environment: A need to question old paradigms and enhance collaboration among radiation biologists and radiation ecologists

Radiation Research

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 332-338

  Hinton, T G ^a   Bedford, J S ^b   Congdon, J C ^a   Whicker, F W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; INTERNATIONALITY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

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EID: 4644354257     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3222     Document Type: Review

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