Considerations for the integration of human and wildlife radiological assessments

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-297

  Copplestone, D ^a   Brown, J E ^b   Beresford, N A ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTIONS; POTENTIAL RISKS; RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE LEVELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; RADIOLOGY; RISK PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 77953596668     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/2/S05     Document Type: Article

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