Radionuclide transfer to animal products: revised recommended transfer coefficient values

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-273

  Howard, B J ^a   Beresford, N A ^a   Barnett, C L ^a   Fesenko, S ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal product; Egg; Goat; Hen; Meat; Milk; Pig; Sheep; Transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCT; EGG; GOAT; HEN; MEAT; MILK; PIG; SHEEP; TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CHROMIUM; HANDBOOKS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; WOOL; ZINC;

MEATS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DATABASE; RADIONUCLIDE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; EGGS; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; MEAT; MILK; RADIOISOTOPES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 59849125286     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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