Dose rate mapping and quantitative analysis of radioactive deposition with simple monitoring instruments in Finland after the Chernobyl accident

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-73

  Koivukoski, Janne ^a   Paatero, Jussi ^b  

^a Ministry of the Interior   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 84872352913     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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