Transfer factors to Whitetail deer: Comparison of stomach-content, plant-sample and soil-sample concentrations as the denominator

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 434-437

  Sheppard, S C ^a  

^a ECOMATTERS INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate transfer factor; Concentration ratio; Non human biota

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; DUST INGESTION; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; NON-HUMAN BIOTAS; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; TRANSFER FACTOR; VEGETATION TYPE;

RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

SOILS;

CESIUM; COBALT; LANTHANIDE; LEAD; MANGANESE; SELENIUM; TRANSFER FACTOR; URANIUM; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEER; MORTALITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; STOMACH CONTENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASH; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BLACK SPRUCE; BODY SIZE; DRY WEIGHT; DUST; NONHUMAN; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CONTENT; VEGETATION; WHITE TAILED DEER;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

AGGREGATE TRANSFER FACTOR; CONCENTRATION RATIO; NON-HUMAN BIOTA;

ANIMALS; DEER; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84889658831     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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