Detection and tracing of the medical radioisotope 131I in the Canberra environment

The transport and radioecology of the therapeutical radioisotope 131I has been studied in Canberra, Australia. The isotope has been detected in water samples and its activity quantified via characteristic J-ray photo peaks. A comparison of measurements on samples from upstream and downstream of the...

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Main Authors: Gilfillan Nathan R., Timmers Heiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2012-10-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20123504002