A new simplified allometric approach for predicting the biological half-life of radionuclides in reptiles

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-121

  Beresford, N A ^a,b   Wood, M D ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biological half life; Radionuclide; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRICS; ALLOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE; REPTILE;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM 137; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; STRONTIUM 85; STRONTIUM 90;

ALLOMETRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HALF LIFE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREDICTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; REPTILE; WILD POPULATION;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; DRUG HALF LIFE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; REPTILE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HALF LIFE TIME; METABOLISM; RADIATION DOSE; SNAKE; TURTLE; UNCERTAINTY;

REPTILIA;

ANIMALS; HALF-LIFE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; SNAKES; TURTLES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84907244272     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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