Measured elemental transfer factors for boreal hunter/gatherer scenarios: Fish, game and berries

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 902-909

  Sheppard, S C ^a   Long, J M ^a   Sanipelli, B ^a  

^a ECOMATTERS INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

129I; 36Cl; Assessment; Exposure; Food chain; Nuclear waste

Indexed keywords

129I; 36CL; ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; NUCLEAR WASTE;

CHLORINE; FISH; IODINE; MEATS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CHLORINE 36; IODINE 129; TRANSFER FACTOR;

CHLORINE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEEP WATER; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; IODINE; MACROPHYTE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WADER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; GAME ANIMAL; GOOSE; MACROPHYTE; MOOSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR WASTE; REINDEER; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; BLUEBERRY PLANT; CHLORINE; DEER; DIET; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; GEESE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MEAT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOISOTOPES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ALCES; ANIMALIA; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 77956288147     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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