Estimating the biological half-life for radionuclides in homoeothermic vertebrates: A simplified allometric approach

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 505-511

  Beresford, N A ^a   Vives I Batlle, J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biological half life; Environmental assessment; Metabolic rate; Radionuclide

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRIC MODELS; ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP; ALLOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FEEDING STRATEGIES; METABOLIC RATES; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSFER;

ANIMALS; METABOLISM;

RADIOISOTOPES;

VERTEBRATA;

RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; HALF LIFE TIME; METABOLISM; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; HALF-LIFE; RADIOISOTOPES; VERTEBRATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84887083165     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-013-0481-x     Document Type: Article

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