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Radioactivity in the Forth, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

T. M. Leatherland
T. M. Leatherland
Affiliation:
Forth River Purification Board, Colinton Dell House, West Mill Road, Edinburgh EH13 0PH, Scotland, U.K.
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Synopsis

The natural background concentrations of radioactivity in the waters of the Forth are shown to be only marginally increased by anthropogenic inputs. The nature of the background levels and anthropogenic influences is briefly described.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 93 , Issue 3-4: The Natural Environment of the Estuary and Firth of Forth , 1987 , pp. 299 - 301
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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