The ERICA Tool

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1371-1383

  Brown, J E ^a   Alfonso, B ^b   Avila, R ^b   Beresford, N A ^c   Copplestone, D ^d   Prohl G ^e   Ulanovsky, A ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b Facilia AB   (Sweden)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental risk assessment; Non human biota; Radioactivity; Software tool

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK PERCEPTION; SEDIMENTATION;

BACKGROUND DOSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCENTRATION LIMITS; CONCENTRATION RATIOS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; DOSE CONVERSION; DOSE RATES; DRY WEIGHT (DW); ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIUM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (PDF); RADIATION WEIGHTING FACTORS; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; RECORDING INFORMATION; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

RADIOISOTOPE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; BIOTA; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PARAMETER; PLANT; PROBABILITY; RADIOLOGY; RECORDING; RISK; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 48149099668     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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