The influence of hot particle contamination on 90Sr and 137Cs transfers to milk and on time-integrated ingestion doses

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-328

  Smith, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Cow; Dissolution; Dose; Fuel particle; Grass; Hot particle; Milk; Radiocaesium; Radiostrontium

Indexed keywords

CHERNOBYL; COW; DOSE; FUEL PARTICLE; GRASS; HOT PARTICLE; MILK; RADIOCAESIUM; RADIOSTRONTIUM;

CESIUM; ELECTRODEPOSITION; FALLOUT; FUEL GAGES; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DISSOLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; FALLOUT; FOOD CHAIN; MILK; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; MILK; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

EID: 61349164168     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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