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Measuring and modelling the radiological impact of a phosphogypsum deposition site on the surrounding environment / Mjerenje i modeliranje radiološkog utjecaja odlagališta fosfogipsa na okoliš Cover

Measuring and modelling the radiological impact of a phosphogypsum deposition site on the surrounding environment / Mjerenje i modeliranje radiološkog utjecaja odlagališta fosfogipsa na okoliš

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 66 (2015): Issue 1 (March 2015)
By: Tomislav Bituh,  Branko Petrinec,  Božena Skoko,  Zlatko Vučić and  Gordana Marović  
Open Access
|Mar 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2015-66-2587 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 31 - 40
Submitted on: Nov 1, 2014
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2015
Published on: Mar 27, 2015
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
dose assessment,
ERICA Tool,
occupational dosimetry,
radioactivity
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

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