A statistical approach to investigating enhancement of polonium-210 in the Eastern Irish Sea arising from discharges from a former phosphate processing plant

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity - Tập 138 - Trang 289-301 - 2014
Alastair Dewar1, William Camplin1, Jon Barry1, Paul Kennedy2
1Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, United Kingdom
2Food Standards Agency, London WC2B 6NH, United Kingdom

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