Assessment of long-term radiological effects on plants and animals from a deep geological repository: No discernible impact detected

Ambio

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 506-516

  Torudd, Jesper ^a   Saetre, Peter ^b  

^a Facilia AB   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ERICA Tool; ICRP; Keystone species; Mortality; Reference organism; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; SAMPLING; SOFTWARE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGY; PLANT; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGY; PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84878333738     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0403-9     Document Type: Article

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