Establishing a database of radionuclide transfer parameters for freshwater wildlife

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 299-313

  Yankovich, T ^a   Beresford, N A ^b   Fesenko, S ^c   Fesenko, J ^d   Phaneuf, M ^e   Dagher, E ^f   Outola, I ^g   Andersson, P ^h   Thiessen, K ⁱ   Ryan, J ^j   Wood, M D ^k   Bollhofer A ^l   Barnett, C L ^b   Copplestone, D ^m  

^a SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Joint FAO/IAEA Div of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture   (Austria)

^d RUSSIAN INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY AND AGROECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^f CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

^g STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^h Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

ⁱ SENES Oak Ridge Incorporated   (United States)

^j CANDU Owners Group Inc (COG)   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^l Supervising Scientist Division   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Bioaccumulation factor; Concentration factor; Concentration ratio; Database; Freshwater biota; IAEA; ICRP; Radionuclides; RAPs; Recommended values; Reference animals and plants; Reference organism; Transfer parameters

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; FRESHWATER BIOTA; IAEA; ICRP; RAPS; RECOMMENDED VALUES; REFERENCE ANIMALS AND PLANTS; REFERENCE ORGANISM; TRANSFER PARAMETERS;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

WATER;

FRESH WATER; RADIOISOTOPE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISH; FRESHWATER; INSECT; IRRADIATION; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR PLANT; WILD POPULATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CRUSTACEA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER SPECIES; INSECT; MAMMAL; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PARAMETERS; VASCULAR PLANT; WILDLIFE; ZOOPLANKTON;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; CONCENTRATION FACTOR; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DATABASE; FRESHWATER BIOTA; IAEA; ICRP; RADIONUCLIDES; RAPS; RECOMMENDED VALUES; REFERENCE ANIMALS AND PLANTS; REFERENCE ORGANISM; TRANSFER PARAMETERS;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLLUSCA; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 84880002397     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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