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The determination of actinide content in human Belarus residents was carried out by combined method based on radiochemical separation of plutonium, followed by low-background alpha-counting and by using neutron activation technique. The data on the plutonium content in human hair, liver, lung and ribs were obtained for residents of Gomel and Minsk regions and are presented in the time interval from 1987 to 2000.
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Malenchenko, A.F. et al. (2001). Determination of Actinides in Biological Samples in Belarus. In: Frontasyeva, M.V., Perelygin, V.P., Vater, P. (eds) Radionuclides and Heavy Metals in Environment. NATO Science Series, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0993-5_9
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