The Effects of Radium on Certain Goldfish Blood Constituents and Organs
Background radioactivity from radium has long existed in ground and surface waters of the United States, but in the last 15 years radium has become a consequential unnatural contaminant of waters. The onset of the atomic age initiated the increased processing of uranium ore for its uranium content....
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ndltd-UTAHS-oai-http---digitalcommons.usu.edu-do-oai--etd-25832013-05-29T04:12:06Z The Effects of Radium on Certain Goldfish Blood Constituents and Organs Linn, D. Wayne Background radioactivity from radium has long existed in ground and surface waters of the United States, but in the last 15 years radium has become a consequential unnatural contaminant of waters. The onset of the atomic age initiated the increased processing of uranium ore for its uranium content. Radium is a daughter product and a by-product of uranium ore and its purification. The uranium refinery wastes are released into streams in which all forms of aquati life are exposed to the radioactivity of the radium contaminated waters. 1962-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1584 http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2583&context=etd All Graduate Theses and Dissertations DigitalCommons@USU |
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Background radioactivity from radium has long existed in ground and surface waters of the United States, but in the last 15 years radium has become a consequential unnatural contaminant of waters. The onset of the atomic age initiated the increased processing of uranium ore for its uranium content. Radium is a daughter product and a by-product of uranium ore and its purification. The uranium refinery wastes are released into streams in which all forms of aquati life are exposed to the radioactivity of the radium contaminated waters. |
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The Effects of Radium on Certain Goldfish Blood Constituents and Organs |
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The Effects of Radium on Certain Goldfish Blood Constituents and Organs |
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The Effects of Radium on Certain Goldfish Blood Constituents and Organs |
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The Effects of Radium on Certain Goldfish Blood Constituents and Organs |
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The Effects of Radium on Certain Goldfish Blood Constituents and Organs |
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effects of radium on certain goldfish blood constituents and organs |
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