Recent trends and explanation for airborne 137Cs activity level increases in France

Radioprotection

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 327-332

  Masson, O ^a   Piga, D ^a   Le Roux, G ^a   Mary, J ^a   De Vismes, A ^b   Gurriaran, R ^a   Renaud, Ph ^a   Saey, L ^a   Paulat, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Bâtiment 501 ^*

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EID: 79957468019     PISSN: 00338451     EISSN: 1769700X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/radiopro/20095064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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