The solid speciation of 90Sr, 137Cs, 226Ra, 238U and 239,240Pu in surface soils from sites of special radiological interest in Kazakhstan

Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Burkitbayev, M ^a   Conway, M ^b   Napoles, H Jimenez ^b   Kuyanova, Y ^a   Vintry, L Leyn ^b   Mitchell, P I ^b   Priest, N D ^c   Pourcelot, L ^d   Stegnar, P ^e   Salbu, B ^f   Uralbekov, B ^a  

^a AL FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

^e JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

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EID: 72749122081     PISSN: 15623920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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