A probabilistic assessment of the chemical and radiological risks of chronic exposure to uranium in freshwater ecosystems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6684-6690

  Mathews, Teresa ^a,c,d   Beaugelin Seiller, Karine ^a,d   Garnier Laplace, Jacqueline ^a   Gilbin, Rodolphe ^a,e   Adam, Christelle ^a,e   Della Vedova, Claire ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Magelis   (France)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Laboratoire de Modélisation Environnementale Bât 159   (United States)

^e Laboratoire de Radioécologie et d'Écotoxicologie Bât 186

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL TOXICITY; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; CONVERSION METHODS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NUCLEAR APPLICATION; PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENTS; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RADIOLOGICAL DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SOURCE TERMS; U-SERIES; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA;

BENCHMARKING; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM;

BENCHMARKING; BIOAVAILABILITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESH WATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 69549104704     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9005288     Document Type: Article

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