Airborne and deposited radioactivity from the chernobyl accident - A review of investigations in Finland

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-33

  Paatero, Jussi ^a   Hämeri, Kaarle ^b   Jaakkola, Timo ^b   Jantunen, Matti ^c   Koivukoski, Janne ^d   Saxén, Ritva ^e  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Rescue Department   (Finland)

^e STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

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EID: 77749248918     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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