Radionuclide concentration ratios in Australian terrestrial wildlife and livestock: Data compilation and analysis

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 603-611

  Johansen, M P ^a   Twining, J R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; MUSCLE; RADIOISOTOPES;

ACCUMULATION RATES; CONCENTRATION DATA; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DATA COMPILATION; HUMAN RECEPTORS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RADIONUCLIDE CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BUBALUS; MACROPODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; SQUAMATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARD; MARSUPIAL; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SHEEP; SOIL POLLUTANT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WEAPON;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARDS; MACROPODIDAE; RABBITS; RADIATION MONITORING; REFERENCE VALUES; SHEEP; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WEAPONS;

EID: 78649315597     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-010-0318-9     Document Type: Article

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