Interpreting and predicting in situ distribution coefficients of radiocaesium in aquatic systems

Studies in Environmental Science

Volumn 68, Issue C, 1997, Pages 129-140

  Comans, R N J ^a   Hilton, J ^b   Cremers, A ^c   Geelhoed Bonouvrie, P A ^a   Smith, J T ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 77956842975     PISSN: 01661116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1116(09)70089-5     Document Type: Article

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