U.S. EPA response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident

Health Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 563-569

  Tupin, Edward A ^a   Boyd, Michael A ^a   Mosser, Jennifer E ^a   Wieder, Jessica S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

dose assessment; monitoring, air; operational topics; public information

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; GOVERNMENT; JAPAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; TSUNAMI; UNITED STATES;

EARTHQUAKES; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; TSUNAMIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84859758997     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e31824cc02e     Document Type: Review

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