Measurement and modelling of uranium and thorium in natural waters

Uranium and thorium are the only elements in the actinide series which naturally occur in the environment in sufficient amounts for practical extraction. They are both radiotoxic and chemotoxic to humans due to the effects of the ionising radiation produced by their radioactive decay, the decay of t...

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Main Author: Unsworth, Emily Rachel
Published: University of Plymouth 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368275