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Transfer of radioactive fallout debris from soils to humans investigated
Authors
E. M. RomneyH. Nishita
A. Wallace
Authors Affiliations
E. M. Romney is Assistant Research Soil Scientist in the Laboratories of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; H. Nishita is Assistant Research Soil Scientist in the Laboratories of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; A. Wallace is Associate Professor of Horticultural Science, University of California, Los Angeles.Publication Information
Hilgardia 14(3):6-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v014n03p6. March 1960.
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Abstract
Contamination of agricultural soils and crops by radioactive by-products of nuclear fission is under continuing study.
Romney E, Nishita H, Wallace A. 1960. Transfer of radioactive fallout debris from soils to humans investigated. Hilgardia 14(3):6-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v014n03p6
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